Nothing to do for Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the round of 16 of Roland Garros. Coco Gauff, seeded number 3, was too strong on a day of grace, determined not to concede anything to her opponent. The results were seen on the court, with a 6-1 6-2 in 59 minutes that propels the twenty-year-old from Atlanta to the quarterfinals of the French slam. It has been said for months now that Gauff, together with Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina, form the Fab Four of women’s tennis. Their level is difficult to reach for the others, if on the day, and the match against Cocciaretto demonstrated why this theory is not so far-fetched.
the match
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The Italian doesn’t have much to blame herself for, frankly. Ready, go, and immediately 5-0 in favor of Gauff, deadly on serve (when it works, it’s painful), very precise in response and very concentrated. Same trend in the second set, never in question. The Italian, very good at reaching this point (first time in her career this far ahead in a slam), and probably also tired from previous matches, put everything she had on the field but her tennis, at least today, couldn’t do bad for an opponent who at just 20 years of age finds herself in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros for the fourth consecutive time (she also has a final under her belt). Applause to the Coccia anyway, this tournament is just the beginning.
the other big ones
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In the other round of 16 of the women’s draw played today, the world number one Swiatek, after the hesitations of the last few days, returned to the tyrant of the red clay, sweeping away the Russian Potapova in just 40 minutes with a double 6-0 6-0 . An execution, rather than a tennis match, the fastest victory in the career of the Pole, who also boasts a decent collection of easily won matches. For Iga, it took a simple round to better prepare for the final phase of the tournament. Olga Danilovic’s fairy tale ends: the daughter of the legendary basketball champion Pedrag lost to the Czech Voundrousova, seeded number 5, in two sets, 6-4 6-2.
