Jacquemot's Australian Open Run Ends: 'This Loss Will Be Hard to Digest' After Putintseva Defeat

Elsa Jacquemot's Heroic First Round Followed by Crushing Loss to Yulia Putintseva at Australian Open

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Adrien Guyot

le 21/01/2026 à 07h51

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Jacquemot Elsa Open d'Australie Putintseva Yulia

Elsa Jacquemot's Australian Open campaign ended in the second round. After winning a hard-fought battle in the previous round against an injured Marta Kostyuk, the Frenchwoman couldn't maintain momentum.

Facing Yulia Putintseva, the world No. 60 couldn't produce her best tennis and fell in straight sets (6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour 13 minutes), in a match where her coach left the stands after the first set.

"I Was Far From My Level in That Match"

"It was very difficult. This is a very tough loss. I'd say she played very well. In the first game, something external disrupted me. I don't really want to talk about it now, it's my private sphere.

It's not simple, this is a very complicated defeat for me because I wanted to go very far in this tournament. I was far from my level in that match. So it's very frustrating. I think this is a loss that will be hard to digest.

My mental strength is my greatest asset. Here, we see that in a match like this, I let myself be disrupted by something external. Unfortunately, I couldn't get back into it. I have many things to improve on this. I'll work on it," she told L'Équipe after her defeat.