Frenchman Luca van Assche eliminated in the first round

2023-07-03 17:48:06
By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted 11 minutes ago

A small turn and then goes for the young Frenchman of 19 years. Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic / PANORAMIC

75th in the world, the young 19-year-old Frenchman bit the dust against Russian Aslan Karatsev on Monday.

Luca van Assche, 75th in the world, was beaten Monday in the first round of his first Wimbledon by Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. The 19-year-old Frenchman, who carries some of the hopes of French tennis on his shoulders, had already lost at the start of the Australian Open and then in the second round at Roland-Garros. Monday on the lawn of London, he won the first set, but then he was dominated.

Rain interrupted the game as Karatsev, ranked 50th in the world, was two points clear. The interruption did not save the Frenchman who lost these two points directly on the restart. It is therefore the Russian who is passing the first round at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and who will face his compatriot Andrey Rublev (7th) in the second round.