Jacqueline Christian respected her status as the main favorite and won the ITF tournament in Le Neubourg (France) with a total prize money of $80,000.), after losing to Magali Kempen in the final.

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Jacqueline Christian, champion of Le Neubourg

Christian (WTA 87) led 5-2 in the deciding set, but Kempen (WTA 327) saved four match points to hold serve at 5-5.

Our athlete forced in time and managed to finish the game: 6-4, 6-4. The game lasted one hour and 31 minutes.

Know:

Thanks to the triumph in France, Jacqueline Christian will make an important jump in the WTA ranking (19 positions) and will take the 68th place of the WTA.

The first edition of the competition in Le Neuburg (2021) was won by Mihaela Buzernescu after 6-1, 6-3 in the final with Anna Bondar (Hungary).