Cocciaretto comes close to achieving the feat but gives in to Garcia in the WTA 250 in Rouen (video summary of the match)

In a meeting full of emotions, Elisabetta Cocciarettonumber 55 in the world ranking, surrendered to the French Caroline Garcia, number 23, in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament in Rouen. The match, played on indoor red clay, ended with a score of 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 after 1 hour and 57 minutes of play.
This match underlines not only Cocciaretto’s determination, capable of holding her own against a higher-ranking opponent, but also the challenges she still has to overcome to prevail in the decisive moments of great matches.

In the first set, Garcia asserted the superiority of his ball speed, especially with the forehand, putting Cocciaretto in difficulty especially on the second serve. The host quickly accumulated a 5-0 lead, a gap that heavily influenced the outcome of the first set, which ended with a clear 6-1.
However, in the second set, the Italian found a better performance on serve, adding more slices to her serves. After saving a break point in the fifth game, Cocciaretto surprised Garcia, breaking her serve in the next game and taking a 4-2 lead. The excellent management of the exchanges allowed the Italian to close the set 6-3, demonstrating a remarkable spirit of reaction.
The third set saw an initial dominance of Cocciaretto, who took advantage of a very foul phase of play by Garcia. After winning her opponent’s serve in the third game, Cocciaretto successfully defended a break point in the sixth game and found herself serving for the match in the tenth game at 5 to 4 (she was ahead 5 to 3). . However, in that crucial moment, the Italian’s serve faltered, allowing Garcia to return to the match and take the lead until the final 7-5.

The statistics of the match reveal a key element: Garcia scored 11 aces against the 4 of Cocciaretto, who also committed 8 double faults, a decisive factor in the dynamics of the match. Furthermore, while Garcia converted 78% of the points played with his first serve, Cocciaretto stopped at 63%.

WTA Rouen

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

1

6

5

Caroline Garcia [2]

6

3

7

Winner: Garcia

Service

Execution

Set 3

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-15

0-30

15-30

30-30

40-30

40-40

A-40

40-40

40-A

5-6 → 5-7

Caroline Garcia

5-5 → 5-6

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

5-4 → 5-5

Caroline Garcia

0-15

0-30

15-30

30-30

40-30

5-3 → 5-4

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-15

0-30

15-30

30-30

40-30

4-3 → 5-3

Caroline Garcia

4-2 → 4-3

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-15

0-30

15-30

30-30

30-40

40-40

A-40

3-2 → 4-2

Caroline Garcia

15-0

30-0

40-0

40-15

40-30

3-1 → 3-2

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

15-0

3-3pm

30-15

40-15

40-30

2-1 → 3-1

Caroline Garcia

0-15

3-3pm

30-15

30-30

30-40

1-1 → 2-1

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-1 → 1-1

Caroline Garcia

0-0 → 0-1

Service

Execution

Set 2

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

5-3 → 6-3

Caroline Garcia

15-0

3-3pm

15-30

30-30

40-30

5-2 → 5-3

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

4-2 → 5-2

Caroline Garcia

3-2 → 4-2

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

15-0

3-3pm

30-15

40-15

40-30

40-40

A-40

40-40

40-A

40-40

A-40

2-2 → 3-2

Caroline Garcia

15-0

3-3pm

30-15

30-30

40-30

2-1 → 2-2

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

15-0

3-3pm

30-15

40-15

40-30

1-1 → 2-1

Caroline Garcia

1-0 → 1-1

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-0 → 1-0

Service

Execution

Set 1

Caroline Garcia

1-5 → 1-6

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-5 → 1-5

Caroline Garcia

15-0

3-3pm

15-30

30-30

30-40

40-40

A-40

40-40

40-A

40-40

A-40

0-4 → 0-5

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

15-0

30-0

40-0

40-15

40-30

40-40

40-A

40-40

40-A

0-3 → 0-4

Caroline Garcia

0-2 → 0-3

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

0-1 → 0-2

Caroline Garcia

15-0

3-3pm

30-15

40-15

40-30

0-0 → 0-1

Marco Rossi