Tereza Martincová. Illustrative photo.
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“I was moved when I got off the court. It’s the first time this year, winning the main competition in the grand slam and still in clay. I’m really happy,” she said in an online interview with the media.
She played in the grand slam for the fifth round for the fifth time, but had previously lost three times at the US Open and once at Wimbledon. She usually had a world number 20 player as her opponent. Luck smiled on her in Paris and the lottery for her was Serbian Ivana Jorovičová, a former 85th player in the world who is returning after an injury and is now in 255th place. “It was a great lot, but it was not a clear win,” said Martincová.
Great! Vondroušová destroyed her opponent at a crucial moment. Martincová managed the life premiere
She knew she had a chance to succeed. “But I had to confirm it on the court. It was a great chance, but on the other hand also pressure,” she said. “I was quite surprised by the service, how solid it was. The match had no pace, it was a lot up and down and now I’m very happy.”
At the end, she looked icy calm. “I have to be like that. As soon as I start to show more emotion, it can turn to the other side and start to hurt me. I try to get into this state, it doesn’t always work when you’re more tired. But when I want to give the best performance, then I have to be calm and I was calm. I believed in the last ball that I could do it in two sets. “
However, she did not come to Paris after the best time, she lost four times in a row. “This is tennis, it’s up and down overall, and everyone has these things. When I take it, not everyone can do it all the way and everything can’t go as it suits you. I try to influence the things I can influence, I follow that. I can’t influence it, I won’t do anything about it, “Martincová stated.
First ever GS main draw win for Tereza Martincová!
It’s a very well deserved award for her hard work and improvements this year, after cracking top 100 for the first time.
I am very proud of her.#RolandGarros R2 here we come!!!
EXCELLENT TERKO ???????????????? !!! pic.twitter.com/5ibtRxgpqP— Simone Curto (@CurtoSimone) May 31, 2021
In addition, she has been treating Achilles since the tournament in Charleston. “I’ve had a crack there and I’m still treating it. It’s going to drag on with me, but it’s going to play with it, but it’s worse on clay, as it slips,” she said, adding: “I know about it in matches, but it’s not some A crazy thing to play with. Fortunately, the crack isn’t widening, it’s about three millimeters, and I don’t want to make excuses. “
She was happy to win also because the clay surface is not her favorite. “My game is not so effective on it, but I don’t collapse from it and I play with what I have,” said the Prague native.
After advancing to the second round, she could move up to ninety place in the rankings and secure a position in the hundred in which she is in her career for the first time. He is rewarded with a new tattoo on his arm for getting into it. “I’ll have my sleeve made. It’s not done yet, it’s going to be a long time. It’s going to go even higher and up, the whole thing has to be done. It’s really a long time, after all it’s a whole hand. It’s something new that it wasn’t so visible to me before, now it’s starting to take shape. “
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