Jordanne Whiley loses to top seed in Paris
Jordanne Whiley has crashed out of the French Open at the first round after a two sets to one defeat to top seed Diede de Groot.
The Halesowen wheelchair tennis star’s Roland Garros singles campaign was shortlived as de Groot advanced to the second one with a 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 success.
Whiley, 28, shared a tight first set against Dutch star de Groot, who is five years her junior.
But the No.1 seed secured a crucial break to edge ahead.
Whiley, playing in the French Open for the first time in three years having become a mother, dominated the second set 6-0 to draw level.
But the deciding set went the way of eight-times singles Grand Slam winner and reigning French Open champion de Groot, 6-1.
Whiley will be in semi-final action with doubles partner Yui Kamiji – who won the event together in 2014 and 2016 – against Marjolein Buis, of the Netherlands, and France’s Charlotte Famin, with a chance to meet top seeds de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the final.
