On the eve of rubbing the 22-year-old French nugget Loïs Boisson, Monday in the round of 16 of Roland-Garros, Jessica Pegula, world number 3, does not hide that she fears this first match for her in career against one of our representatives.
A real feeling in the femaleboard of this Roland-Garros who did not seem to be able to smile at a French player given the results of the Habs since the start of the season and on the Parisian clay in recent years, Loïs Boisson, the only one of our representatives to be able to boast men and women confused to have invited themselves in the second week of this edition, now seems to be afraid of everyone.
The declarations of his next opponent, who is still one of the best players in the world as contenders for the title this year Porte d’Auteuil, attest to this. Thus, if Jessica Pegula, who finds herself on the way to imitating her best course in Paris three years after stopping in the quarterfinals in 2022, should have nothing in theory of fear of her next match, which will therefore oppose it to the 361st in the WTA ranking before the start of the tournament, this does not prevent the world number 3 from dreading this opposition to the young Dijon Giordan.
Pegula: “I said to myself” Ouh Lala “
Especially since the American who had bowed in the final of the last US Open in the face of the world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka has never faced a Frenchwoman in Roland-Garros. What tremble in advance.
“When I knew that I was going to face one of the two French women, I said to myself” Ouh Lala “, said Pegula on Sunday after overthrowing the Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the third round. If the native of Buffalo also seems worried, the hot Parisian public, capable of pushing the Habs to all exploits, is obviously not for nothing.
“The public may be on fire and will support it. Pegula is nevertheless ready. “I have already played with a very noisy atmosphere, I know how to go beyond. The American is even in a hurry to see what it will give. “It will be funny. »»
