Tennis-France's Jeanjean in the limelight with Pliskova win in Paris

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 26, 2022 France's Leolia Jeanjean celebrates winning her second round match against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova REUTERS/Yves Herman

PARIS (Reuters) -Local wildcard Leolia Jeanjean caused a major upset at the French Open by thrashing ex-world number one Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-2 in the second round on Thursday, bursting into the limelight as she resurrected her career in spectacular fashion.

The 26-year-old Jeanjean, playing in her maiden Grand Slam, is a former big hope of French tennis who ended up living on minimum wage after a knee injury suffered when she was 15 kept her off the courts for two years.