17:42
Trevisan 3-6 Gauff, 0-1
So the Italian now has to hurry to get going as soon as possible. Otherwise it can be over very quickly. And in fact, the 28-year-old is now getting up.
17:40
Trevisan 3-6 Gauff, 0-1
Trevisan keeps blundering. On the other side, Gauff stabilizes, fabricates a service winner and gets through to 15 without any problems.
17:39
2nd sentence
Now Gauff opens the second round in a serving way – and shines with a backhand winner.
17:38
Medical timeout
Martina Trevisan has to take a medical timeout. The physiotherapist is on the spot and takes care of the right thigh. There is a bandage.
17:35
interim conclusion
This devastatingly weak match is not worthy of a semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament. Surely this is also due to the nervousness. Both players are in such a semi-final for the first time. Coco Gauff was the one who made slightly fewer mistakes (15 unforced). Martina Trevisan, on the other hand, didn’t find her game at all and made 22 unnecessarily mistakes.
17:32
Trevisan-Gauff 3:6
Once again Trevisan has to go through second and has only made one point so far. There’s no more coming at this moment. The forehand doesn’t make it over the net. The sentence goes to Gauff.
17:31
Trevisan – Gauff 3:5
Gauff plays a little more forcefully. And Trevisan makes the mistakes. The backhand longline doesn’t fit. That’s two set balls.
17:29
Trevisan – Gauff 3:5
It now looks brilliant for the young American. Trevisan has to serve against losing the set. And based on past experience, there seems little hope. It’s quickly 0:30.
17:28
Trevisan – Gauff 3:5
With the help of the edge of the net, which makes a forehand unattainable for Trevisan, Gauff gets two balls. And this time the first is used, which means the clearest service game so far.
17:27
Trevisan 3-4 Gauff
With Gauff, only every second first serve comes, but at least she makes the point every now and then – even over the second. But the mistakes that both players make in the long rallies don’t have anything to do directly with the serve.
17:24
Trevisan 3-4 Gauff
Three breakballs are quickly ready for Gauff – made possible entirely by slight mistakes by the opponent. The 18-year-old doesn’t want to accept too many gifts after all, so she wins the game with a backhand winner. Trevisan gives up their service to zero.
17:23
Trevisan 3-3 Gauff
So you can’t rely on the servers. It will rather be decided which player is able to keep her service. Trevisan doesn’t seem to be that again.
17:22
Trevisan 3-3 Gauff
Trevisan uses this second breakball, shows the greater initiative again and then benefits from a slight forehand error by the opponent. The Tuscan equals to 3: 3.
17:20
Trevisan 2-3 Gauff
Then the American plays the volley stop with the forehand on the way forward. Trevisan runs into it and then reacts well to play the forehand volley past the opponent.
17:19
Trevisan 2-3 Gauff
And so the whole thing gets tight again. And as in all games before, there is now his breakball. Gauff defends him with a strong backhand.
17:16
Trevisan 2-3 Gauff
Directly after that comes the first ace of this game, which means two cue balls. Both of these remain unused because Gauff very narrowly misses the field of the opponent.
17:15
Trevisan 2-3 Gauff
Now Gauff starts again with a double fault. But a little later, the time came for the teenager’s first win. Trevisan can only watch the forehand longline.
17:13
Trevisan 2-3 Gauff
Gauff uses the second breakball to take a 3-2 lead. Without having beaten a single winner, the 18-year-old simply makes fewer mistakes overall.
17:12
Trevisan 2-2 Gauff
But that doesn’t always pay off for Trevisan, which also results in the regular blunders. And when the left-hander messes up a forehand without needing it, she faces three breakballs.
17:10
Trevisan 2-2 Gauff
Despite the interim break advantage, the 18-year-old has not gained the necessary security, remains nervous and error-prone. Trevisan shows more initiative.
17:09
Trevisan 2-2 Gauff
Then Gauff allowed her first double fault and gave her service. With the score at 2:2, everything is back in order.
17:08
Trevisan 1-2 Gauff
Trevisan does not know how to use the breakball. But thanks to a fine backhand stop, the Tuscan opens up another opportunity.
17:07
Trevisan 1-2 Gauff
Afterwards, Trevisan manages to win another forehand, which causes emotions for the first time. This opens up the chance for a re-break.
17:06
Trevisan 1-2 Gauff
Under normal circumstances, Gauff is considered a good server, and such a break can be worth a lot. 30:0! A little later, the referee has to leave her chair and walk to the scene of the crime. There are discussions about a forehand from Trevisan. But in the end it is given well.
17:03
Trevisan 1-2 Gauff
Trevisan is accused of moaning for too long. In fact, this often happens after the shot. Gauff feels affected by this or at least complained about it to the chair umpire.
17:01
Trevisan 1-2 Gauff
With four exceptions, all points were decided by unforced errors. Those are devastating numbers. Trevisan contributes with another double fault, then messes up a forehand and loses her service game quite quietly.
16:59
Trevisan 1-1 Gauff
In keeping with the quality of the match so far, the first double fault is now added. That goes to the account of the Italian. 0:30!
16:57
Trevisan 1-1 Gauff
The fact that both don’t take anything when it comes to mistakes, we eventually arrived at the debut. And then a backhand from Trevisan misses the target. And this scenario repeats itself with a forehand inside-out. The 1:1 game goes to the 18-year-old.
16:56
Trevisan 1-0 Gauff
It remains a highly flawed affair. In the American’s first service game, there are unforced errors without exception. That says everything about the level of this game.
16:53
Trevisan 1-0 Gauff
Now Gauff is also on the way to the net, but has less success and is not good with the ball either. The backhand volley wriggles in the net.
16:52
Trevisan 1-0 Gauff
After that, the Italian boldly goes to work, moves up well and sets her forehand clean. This is the first winner. And since Gauff misses a forehand a little later, the game goes to Trevisan.
16:51
Trevisan 0-0 Gauff
We are still waiting for a first win. The American can’t do that either, fumbles with the forehand without need and leaves the break chance.
4:50 p.m
Trevisan 0-0 Gauff
Trevisan doesn’t hit her forehand well enough again, plays it inside-out, but just wide. And already there is the first breakball for Gauff.
16:49
Trevisan 0-0 Gauff
Trevisan is now also good for the first slight mistake, but fails with their forehand, which is actually so strong. Both players still have a little trouble to get going.
16:46
1 sentence
Now Trevisan opens the match. The first serve is followed by a rally, which, however, does not last that long. Then Gauff warps a backhand.
16:40
Entry and coin toss
At this moment, our protagonists enter the Court Philippe-Chatrier in a summery and sunny 25 degrees. After a few steps of preparation, you meet with the Serbian chair umpire Marijana Veljović to vote at the net.
16:36
Head 2 Head
In fact, the two players have already faced each other on the tennis court. That happened two years ago here in Roland Garros. At that time, Trevisan narrowly prevailed in three sets in that second round match.
16:26
The Way of Gauff
These days, Cori, called Coco, Gauff has a lot of work to do. The teenager is also in the semi-finals of the doubles competition, where she will play alongside Jessica Pegula in an American duel against Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend tomorrow. In the singles, 18th seeded Gauff marched through the tournament without losing a set, defeated Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino, Alison Van Uytvanck, Kaia Kanepi, 31st seeded Belgian Elise Mertens and compatriot Sloane Stephens.
16:16
Shortly
We don’t have to wait that long today, because Iga Świątek just converted her first match point in the first semi-final and defeated Daria Kasatkinia 6:2 and 6:1 after just over an hour. So it’s our turn with our match shortly. That could in fact be as early as 4:30pm so far.
16:04
Gauff at the French Open
So Trevisan doesn’t have that much experience at the highest level. In this respect, an advantage in this regard over the 18-year-old American is limited. On the contrary: Cori Gauff has played more top tournaments despite her young age. At the French Open, however, the balance sheet is very similar. The US girl is in the main draw for the third time and has already made it to the quarterfinals. The right-hander achieved her best Grand Slam result to date at this point twelve months ago.
15:54
Trevisan at Roland Garros
As a result, Trevisan is only in the main draw of Roland Garros for the third time. At the debut in 2020, the Italians made it to the quarterfinals. This was by far the best showing at majors or other major tournaments. If she made it into the main fields at all by qualifying, it was always over by the second round at the latest. Not so these days. The unseeded outsider marched through the tournament very confidently, celebrating clear two-set victories against Harriet Dart, Magda Linette and Daria Saville. It got tighter against the Kerber conqueror Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7: 6, 7: 5). Most recently, Trevisan eliminated 17th-seeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez in three sets.
15:44
Tournament Surprise
Martin Trevisan is considered the biggest surprise in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament in Paris. The Italian is already 28 years old and only appeared permanently as a single player on the WTA tour last season. Since then, the Tuscan has been steadily improving. Just a week and a half ago, the left-hander played her first final in Rabat, Morocco, and won her first tournament on clay. In the meantime, she has climbed to 59th place in the world rankings.
15:34
bon jour!
Welcome to the French Open! In Roland Garros, the second semi-final of the women’s competition is still on the program today. Martina Trevisan and Cori Gauff meet here. The match will start at 4:15 p.m.