06/10/2021 2:51 PM
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Updated 06/10/2021 2:51 PM
Last year, Nadia Podoroska impressed women's tennis when in Paris
she became the first female tennis player from qualifying to qualify for the semi-finals of a Grand Slam
.
This time, she lives another magical Roland Garros for other reasons: eliminated in the debut of the singles table, she will seek the final of the women's doubles.
After a debut for oblivion on the French brick dust, losing in straight sets with the Swiss Belinda Bencic (11 ° WTA), the Rosario joined forces with the Romanian Irina Begu.
And, after a close 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Croatian Petra Martic and American Shelby Rogers, they were among the top four couples in Paris.
“It is very emotional, I am very happy with how we play.
I'm not used to playing too many doubles, it's the first year I've played more, so I'm very happy.
With my ranking I can enter all tournaments and I want to use it to learn more, "admitted the current 42nd in the world on the Roland Garros site.
Wow!
😱😁👯♂️
Come that hug, partner!
🤗
Beautiful to be in another semifinal of #RolandGarros
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📸 @FFTennis and @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/d7NnE6xBh9
- Nadia Podoroska (@nadiapodoroska) June 9, 2021
In October 2020, the French Open represented great growth for Podoroska, both in her tennis and in her ranking.
It marked, without a doubt, a before and after in his career.
"It is very special for me.
This is the tournament in which everything changed for me,
" confessed the 24-year-old tennis player.
"
It was exciting to be back here
. I did not play that well in singles, but we are doing a great job and it is a good way to stay longer in Paris," he remarked.
In the semifinals, the challenge for Podoroska and Begu is high, as the duo made up of the American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the Polish Iga Swiatek await them, precisely the last champion as a singlist at Roland Garros and who eliminated the Rosario in that remembered 2020 tournament.
For Argentina and Romania, meanwhile, this is their third tournament as a couple.
However, the connection happened quickly and the language was not a problem.
"
We understand each other very well on and off the court
. I also speak Spanish, so it is good communication. With Nadia it is easy because she is a relaxed person," said Begu.
Nadia recovered from her poor performance in singles and reached the final in doubles.EFE / EPA / CAROLINE BLUMBERG
The women's doubles semi-finalist at the Australian Open in 2018, the Romanian is confident they won't be overwhelmed by the prospect of being finalists in Paris.
"It would be great. But I'm not so stressed, pushing in a negative way. I just want to enjoy.
If we get to the final, it has to be in a positive way
, to be relaxed and enjoy," he explained.
The duel will be played in the second turn of the Simonne-Mathieu court, where from 8 o'clock the first finalist pair will be defined, which will come from the Polish Magda Linette and the American Bernarda Pera or the Czech Barbora Krejcíková and Katerina Siniaková.
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