Australian Open: Halys and Jacquemot Ousted as French Hopes Fade in Melbourne

Halys Snatches Set in Gritty Effort, Jacquemot Overwhelmed: French Duo's Emotional Morning at Australian Open Ends in Defeat

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Clément Gehl

le 21/01/2026 à 06h47

1 min to read

Halys Quentin Jacquemot Elsa Medvedev Daniil Putintseva Yulia

Two French players were scheduled early in the day at the Australian Open: Quentin Halys and Elsa Jacquemot. The Frenchman faced Daniil Medvedev, a player in strong form at the start of the season.

Halys began his match in the best possible way by winning the first-set tie-break 11-9 before securing an early break in the second set.

But the Russian did not concede defeat and quickly turned the tide. He ultimately prevailed 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and will face Fabian Marozsan in the next round.

Jacquemot Overwhelmed

As for Jacquemot, she endured a very difficult match against Yulia Putintseva. In just 1 hour and 14 minutes of play, the Frenchwoman conceded a decisive score of 6-1, 6-2, converting only one break point out of six.

The Kazakh player will face Zeynep Sonmez in the third round.