Back in the 1960s, there was a team of historic Mexican tennis players who, for the first and only time, reached the final of the Davis cup.
That team made up of Rafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox and Mario Llamas was led by ‘Pancho’ Contreras, the ‘Legend Captain’; today, more than three decades later, she is his granddaughter Fernanda who monopolizes all eyes and is converted into the maximum figure of national tennis.
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Fer had a dream 2022 by getting into the main draw of three of the four Grand Slams of the year, in fact, in Paris he reached the second round and also in Tokyo he fought the qualy until he played two matches in the draw, the above could sound little if compared to the achievements and marks that some tennis players on the circuit recorded throughout the tour, however Contreras began the year beyond 400 in the ranking and it is currently 144 in the worldvery close to getting into the coveted top 100.
get to where you are It is the fruit of work and failureComing from a tennis family of course influenced his desire to transcend, however it was never an imposition; Far from growing up forced to become a figure, Fer developed in an environment of trust and support, that was actually what made her fall in love with white sport.
“The truth I have been blessed with the tennis family that I belong to because they never put pressure on me, they always told me have fun and enjoy, they never cared if I won or lost. All the time they asked me ‘what did you learn, what are you going to do today, how can you transform yourself’, so that doesn’t put me under pressure because I know that my family loves me no matter what. In the good times and in the bad I have your support”, he told in a chat with ESTO.
And despite belonging to the world of tennis all his life, the path to the place where he is was not easy. At the beginning of the year Fernanda was very close in the cut of the Australian Openthat represented a strong blow for the Mexican who literally left everything to travel for months on the other side of the world, but also, it was the impulse to renew herself and begin to set new goals.
It was then that he arrived at the academy of emilio sanchezthere she revolutionized her way of playing and the rest is history, she has become the best Mexican singles player in the last 40 years.
“Go all the way there to not play the tournament it breaks your heart, but it was a very good decision because I got to know the slams and the chaos that it is to be in them. The truth is, Emilio Sánchez helped me a lot to prepare for Roland Garros, he taught me a lot and I am super happy that he is part of my team”; he talked.
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Even with the dream year, Fernanda Contreras remains with her feet on the ground “I’m not the best, I don’t think so. Renata, Marcela and ‘Gugu’ we are a team and we all do a great job, that’s how I see it”, answers Fer when questioned about it; She is confident and excited about doing a good job at the WTA 1000 in Guadalajara, a place where she will remain “in the clouds” before her people.
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