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Making her 63rd main-draw appearance at a Grand Slam, Cornet
finally got beyond the fourth round when she survived stifling
heat to outlast former world number one Simona Halep 6-4 3-6 6-4
and set up a meeting with American Danielle Collins.
"I'm not going to stop now," the Frenchwoman told reporters.
"I'm still ambitious.
"I just have to soak it in, like, take time to appreciate the
moment and be proud of what I did today. But definitely from
tomorrow I will have to think about my next match and how I can
go farther in the tournament.
"The sky's the limit. I mean, I really want to be ambitious on
this slam. For the first time in my life, I really believe I can
go till the end. I think that's what makes a difference."
Cornet said she could not stop crying after winning the final
point against Romanian Halep.
"It does feel really good. I was very emotional, and I didn't
know it would feel so good," she said. "I think it will feel
really good for the next couple of days till I have to get ready
for my next match.
"But I really want to enjoy this moment because I've been
waiting for it for a long, long time.
"I'm not sure I believed I could do it anymore, and that's why
it came to me. I think that when you expect things the less that
it happens, actually."
Collins also had to dig deep in fierce heat to get past Elise
Mertens 4-6 6-4 6-4.
Cornet said she was looking forward to playing the 28-year-old
Collins, ranked 30th.
"She's like a lion," Cornet said.
"Oh my God, she impresses me a little bit because she's like so
intense, I'm intense too but I think she's next-level intense.
She's hitting so hard.
"This is going to be a good match. I'm really happy to play
against this kind of player."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Clare Fallon)
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