Léolia Jeanjean creates History! Becomes the lowest-ranked player since 1988 to defeat a top 10 player at Roland Garros

Léolia Jeanjean creates History! Becomes the lowest-ranked player since 1988 to defeat a top 10 player at Roland Garros

Léolia Jeanjean

This year Roland Garros has shown us everything domination by the high-ranked players and some great upsets by the low-ranked players who came into the tournament to earn a name for themselves. One of these players is the young Léolia Jeanjean.

At the tender age of 26, Jeanjean managed to beat the world No.8 and former world No.1 Karolína Plíšková in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. The youngster looked absolutely comfortable as though she was made for the grand stage.

This win made Jeanjean the french the woman with the lowest ranking i.e. 222 to defeat a top 10 player at the Roland Garros. In the beautiful moment at the Greenhouse Court, every fan stood up and appreciated the homegirl for a magnificent win.

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She has been a brilliant college tennis player in Portugal and she managed to transpire that performance on the biggest tennis stage in the world. The nerves required to perform in such a distinctive way at your first grand slam are unbelievable and the young french girl managed to hold her nerves and make her way into round three.

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Léolia Jeanjean makes history at Roland Garros

Léolia Jeanjean
Léolia Jeanjean

The former world No.1 Karolína Plíšková was shocked by the type of performance that her 26-year-old opponent showcased against her. She would’ve expected an easy win against a player ranked above 200 but it seems that she underestimated the talent of her opponent.

Léolia Jeanjean won the match against a player ranked way above her and that too in straight sets showing her domination during the match. Her performance was so good that her opponent although a great player wasn’t able to put up any competition against her.

Jeanjean now moves onto round three and will be facing yet another great player the former world No.22 Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania. Although she has dropped in her rankings to the 62nd spot, Jeanjean needs to be careful to continue her winning run at the Roland Garros 2022.

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