Elisabetta Cocciaretto number one in Italy: ‘I was tense’

Elisabetta Cocciaretto number one in Italy: ‘I was tense’

Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the only Italian tennis player to land in the third round of Roland Garros, will be the new number one of Italy from Monday. “Actually I never thought about it- she said after the match she won against Waltert. “It’s not that I never thought about the others, I think that anyway we compete with so many athletes from different nations, so maybe I compare myself more with them than with the Italians. When one slowly climbs up the rankings one can plan tournaments and it’s not like last year that until the last I didn’t know where I was going in, however it’s difficult to maintain this ranking and one has to improve all the time.”

On the match: “Compared to usual, I was very tense, I felt this match a lot, however I managed to manage it and then try to put her in trouble even not expressing great tennis. It was a particular day, this is the first time I feel like this on the court, very tense, very stiff. I always go into the court with something to lose, whether with a 200 or a top ten. These are always important stages,” are the words reported by Ubitennis.