Wimbledon: Elisabetta Cocciaretto plots Jessica Pegula exit
The Times of India at Wimbledon: The day’s biggest upset result featured on Wimbledon’s Court 2, originally known as the graveyard of seeds. World No.3 Jessica Pegula, champion at Bad Homburg, Germany last week, went down in straight sets to the 116-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto on a day when the mercury rose alarmingly, and seeds dropped on the wayside at SW19.
The 24-year-old Italian came through 6-2, 6-3 in 58-minutes.
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Despite the 32-plus degree temperature, when brollies opened out on the stands, and bodies and tempers were are taxed on the court, the American, who went down in a flood of errors, 24 in all, applauded her opponent.
"She played absolutely incredible tennis. It was just her day,” Pegula said. Cocciaretto, who was ranked a career-high No.29 two years ago, was quick to return the compliment. Cocciaretto was forced to miss Wimbledon last year. This time last year Cocciaretto was ranked No. 43, but is down at No. 116 now. A slip-slide that started last June when she thought she was just unwell — popping antibiotics by the dozen, and staying in bed for most of the day. "I was in Birmingham," she said of the WTA 250 she was playing in the middle of June. "The day of the quarterfinals, when I won against (Diana) Shnaider, I was really sick in the night. "
In the semis, Cocciaretto lost to Yulia Puntinseva. The Italian picked herself up to play Bad Homburg the following week, she was after-all in that part of the tennis season where she gets to play on her favourite surface, but she withdrew.
"I had mycoplasma virus pneumoniae." It’s been a long road back, but the 5 ft 5’ pro from Ancona is back.
The 24-year-old Italian came through 6-2, 6-3 in 58-minutes.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
Despite the 32-plus degree temperature, when brollies opened out on the stands, and bodies and tempers were are taxed on the court, the American, who went down in a flood of errors, 24 in all, applauded her opponent.
"She played absolutely incredible tennis. It was just her day,” Pegula said. Cocciaretto, who was ranked a career-high No.29 two years ago, was quick to return the compliment. Cocciaretto was forced to miss Wimbledon last year. This time last year Cocciaretto was ranked No. 43, but is down at No. 116 now. A slip-slide that started last June when she thought she was just unwell — popping antibiotics by the dozen, and staying in bed for most of the day. "I was in Birmingham," she said of the WTA 250 she was playing in the middle of June. "The day of the quarterfinals, when I won against (Diana) Shnaider, I was really sick in the night. "
In the semis, Cocciaretto lost to Yulia Puntinseva. The Italian picked herself up to play Bad Homburg the following week, she was after-all in that part of the tennis season where she gets to play on her favourite surface, but she withdrew.
"I had mycoplasma virus pneumoniae." It’s been a long road back, but the 5 ft 5’ pro from Ancona is back.
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