Elisabetta passes on the Swiss 6-2 6-3 after wasting 3 match points. Best virtual ranking number 39
Elisabetta Cocciaretto continues to fly on the Parisian clay. The tennis player from the Marche region reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, defeating the Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert 6-2 6-3. Waiting for the second Italian on the field today – Jasmine Paolini, who will face Olga Danilovic – the number 4 seed and champion of Rome Elena Rybakina passed her second round without problems against Linda Noskova.
COCCIARETTO WITHOUT EFFORTS
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To win the first round, against world number 10 Kvitova, a heroic performance was needed; today, for Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the minimum wage was enough. The 6-2 6-3, developed in 1h29′, reflected the difference in values and experience with the Swiss Waltert (n. 128 in the world), who trembled in front of the great opportunity, offering the blue an avalanche of points free (33). So much so that for Elisabetta the worst opponent was a bandage on her left knee, put on, taken off and put back on several times, calling the physiotherapist several times even when the match was already assured. However it came, the first third round Grand Slam in the life of the 22-year-old from Ancona is a huge result. The live ranking also testifies to it: from WTA number 44, Cocciaretto today would be the 39th tennis player in the world, registering a new best ranking. She will have the opportunity to improve it further in the next meeting, where she will find one between Pera and Vekic.