Federico Coria enjoy his last days before diving into a new tennis season. And, in the middle of the preseason and before getting on the plane to Australia, the current 91st of the world opened the doors of his house for an extensive interview with Break Point in which everything was discussed: how close he came to leaving tennis in 2018, how he sought to survive in such an elitist environment, the comparisons he suffered throughout his career for being the brother of Guillermo (former 3 in the ranking and finalist at Roland Garros), the sanction he received from the TIU and the misfortune of having to live with bettors who criticize at will and pleasure when a result is not as expected. Without throwing it out and with the typical cassette stored in the storage compartment, the talk happened with an open heart.
2020 was marked by the coronavirus pandemic. A fact that will remain in the history of humanity. However, the one born in Venado Tuerto, province of Santa Fe, marked the best year of his career as a tennis player. “I was able to fulfill a lot of dreams: play the main draw of a Grand Slam, go to Roland Garros for the first time and win two games there, get into the Top-100 and close the year in that lot. Many good things, “he commented. In addition, he managed to settle in ATP tournaments for almost the whole year to gradually leave the Challengers.
Precisely, there was a contest of that category that radically modified Coria’s life. Since the results did not appear, in April 2019 the outlook was dark. So much so the results were negative and the bank account began to wear red. In that sense, he was a couple of weeks away from hanging up his racket forever and dedicating himself to another profession. However, the Savannah Challenger arrived, displayed his best tennis and ended up lifting the champion trophy. “Three weeks before that title I said ‘I finish this tour and I return because there was no more money’. I relaxed a bit, I tried to take it differently if it was going to be the last tournaments, but the title gave me a terrible push, I made sure to enter the Wimbledon and US Open qualy, I took a leap in the ranking and, mainly, my chip was changed for the next tournaments and that gave me a lot of life, “he said in a talk that was witnessed for our channel of Youtube.
On the other hand, Fede not only did not find performance and results at times when he jumped onto a court, but he also had to deal with gamblers. “On Instagram I get messages to requests and people come to me with good vibes, but I do not enter because the 95% are threats, insults, the same in comments of the photos. Every time you lose it is a drama and one is afraid of crossing them one day, “he confessed. And added about the sanction he received from the TIU for not having reported an attempted bribery in time, which was not accepted:” It was a very difficult stage , I considered it and I consider it very unfair and maybe it was more to make the news because of my last name than anything else. “
30 minutes in which nothing was left out. Ideal to know the insides of the life of a tennis player who struggled during his 28 years and only now can feel and enjoy the fruit of tireless work. Likewise, at the end of the note, the already usual section of quick round one-touch questions and answers, which add another freshness to the channel. Enjoy it!
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