relive the highlights of Lucas Pouille’s qualification for the second round

This is one of the great stories of this first round. At the end of the qualifiers, Lucas Pouille validated his ticket for the second round by sending off Jurij Rodionov (6-2, 6-4, 6-3) in three sets on Sunday 28 May, on court 14. In front of a totally won crowd in addition to his lawsuit, the Frenchman shone by beating the Austrian for the second time in three days, having already met him in the final round of the qualifying tournament.

Long hanged three days ago, Lucas Pouille this time did not tremble against his opponent, expelled in less than two hours. A victory that sanctions his rebirth, and which allows him to access the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2019. There he will meet the winner of the match between Benoît Paire and Cameron Norrie.