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Home player Diane Parry stuns Amanda Anisimova to reach first Grand Slam fourth round

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Diane Parry, the last Frenchwoman standing in the French Open women's ⁠draw, pulled off a stunning 6-3 4-6 7-6(3) victory over American Amanda Anisimova on Saturday, advancing to ‌the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time ‌in her career.

[p]The 23-year-old, ranked 92nd in the world, ‌delighted the home crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier as ‌she eliminated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Anisimova[/a], the sixth seed and a two-time ‌major finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2025, as well as a Roland Garros semi-finalist in 2019.[/p][p]The Frenchwoman endured ‌a shaky start, falling 3-1 behind in ⁠the opening set, but ‌stormed back with five successive games to claim it on ​her third set point. Anisimova, however, found her footing in the second set, breaking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parry-diane/hQQLzcNT/"]Parry[/a] at ​a critical stage to force a deciding set.[/p][p]The third set unfolded in dramatic fashion as Parry broke to ⁠lead 4-3, only for ​the American to immediately break back, amplifying the tension. It was in the decisive tiebreak where Parry showed her mettle, taking control early and clinching victory on her ‌first match point after two hours and 44 minutes.[/p][embed guid="374774a9-95bd-4b85-a703-35058070e9f8" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2060741875447763081" social-type="twitter" /][p]Parry, who is a fan of soccer side Paris St Germain, was relieved to finish her third round before the team's Champions League final against Arsenal.[/p][p][b]"So happy I have experienced this match in this atmosphere, you were exceptional. It was a big day with my match and PSG's final awaiting us," [/b]Parry said on court.[/p][p]With her ‌second career victory over a top-10 player, Parry ensured ​a local representation in the second week of the ‌French Open women's draw for the third straight tournament.[/p][p]She will face Poland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Maja Chwalinska[/a], ranked 114th in the world, in the fourth round. Chwalinska, on her maiden appearance at the French Open, has been ⁠the surprise package of ⁠the tournament with a ‌remarkable run to the last 16.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/anisimova-a-nwkutKbi/parry-d-hQQLzcNT/?mid=WKV4SPpm"]Check out the match stats here[/a][/b].[/p]

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