0-5 and 3 match points saved: the feat of a young Frenchwoman
                Le 09/09/2025 à 07h51
                
                  par Arthur Millot
                  
              
              
                
                
             
                
              Competing in the WTA 250 in São Paulo, the young French player Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah delivered a remarkable performance against Mexico's Ana Sofia Sanchez (ranked 179th).
At 19 years old, the world number 214 overcame a 0-5 deficit in the third set to ultimately win (6-4, 4-6, 7-6) after a 2-hour and 54-minute battle. The left-handed player even had to save three match points.
A quarterfinalist in Rouen this season (defeated by Lamens), Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah played the first round at Roland-Garros and recently in the US Open qualifiers: each time defeated by a Spanish player.
Now qualified for the second round in Brazil, she will face another local player, Victoria Rodriguez (ranked 411th).
 
           
         
         Sanchez, Ana Sofia
                        Sanchez, Ana Sofia
                        
                       Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Tiantsoa
                        Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Tiantsoa
                        
                       
                           Sao Paulo
                      Sao Paulo
                     
                   
                   
             
                   
                   
                   
                   
  
 