Committed to the qualifications of the WTA 1000 in Montreal, Léolia Jeanjean, Varvara Gracheva and Elsa Jacquemot have all qualified and will defend the tricolor colors on Canadian soil.
Following the Loïs Boisson package, affected by the left adductor during the Hamburg tournament which she won, there was no Frenchwoman registered in the main draw. However, three players could hope to join him, this is the case of Léolia Jeanjean, Varvara Gracheva as well as Elsa Jacquemot. The three players, engaged in the single -turn qualification table, assured and all qualified for the main draw of the WTA 1000 in Montreal.
Opposed to the Australian Maddison Inglis (153rd), Varvara Gracheva (107th) facilitated the task thanks in particular to a break at the very end of the set. A second round that is just as controlled allows the 24 -year -old player to secure a second participation in the WTA 1000 in Montreal, after a first in 2023 and a defeat in the first round against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea. For this edition, Varvara Gracheva will face the Chinese Lin Zhu (489th) this Sunday.
First for Jeanjean
For her part, Elsa Jacquemot (96th), with a first round at Indian Wells in 2021, intended to qualify for the first time at the WTA 1000 in Montreal. Opposed to the local Carol Zhao (225th), the 22 -year -old player entered her meeting with a virgin set won in 25 minutes. Despite a second set conceded, the player from Lyon assured and validated her ticket for the main draw in just over two hours of match, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4. She will face Rebecca Marino (118th) on the night of Sunday to Monday.
Finally, the third Frenchwoman engaged in these qualifications, Léolia Jeanjean (99th), for her part, never participated in a WTA 1000 tournament. Opposed to the Canadian Cadence Brace (235th), the player from Montpellier dominated head and shoulder her meeting, thanks to a 6-1, 6-3 victory, validating, at 29, her first participation in a WTA tournament. First round, she will face the German Eva Lys (62nd) this Monday.
