Roland Garros, Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the round of 16 of a Slam for the first time

Roland Garros, Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the first time in the round of 16 of a Slam

On the Suzanne Lenglen Course, the second-largest at Roland Garros, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, world number 51, è qualified for the first time for the round of 16 of a Grand Slam tournament by beating with a score of 7-6 6-2 the Russian Liudmila Samsonova, number 17, who when playing youth tournaments defended the colors of’Italy.

The 23-year-old native of Ancona immediately flies to 4-0 in the first set, at 4-1 she loses one of two break leads and then, at 5-4, loses her serve again, moreover to zero, after winning three turnovers without conceding a point to her’opponent. Elisabetta has two consecutive break points on 5-5, she does not exploit them, and then the set is decided at the tie-break in which the blue from 2-3 strung four consecutive points and then won it 7-4.

Cocciaretto saves three break points at 1-1 in the second set and then she makes the break and takes a 4-1 lead, goes to 5-2 and then wins the last game of the match at zero on Samsonova’s serve, who commits a foul after the match point.

Uncontainable the joy d Elisabetta who closes the match after an hour and 39 minutes winning the last eight points and now, in the round of 16, she will have to face the U.S. Coco Gauff, number 3 in the world, who on the Central Court dedicated to Philippe Chatrier beat the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, number 32, 6-2 6-4.