After the divorce from Sara Errani competitive, more than one had thought that Roberta Vinci’s reasoning on the time and manner of his soft goodbye to tennis counts. In favor of the board very early (Roberta is from February 1983) there were solid arguments: the singular disabitudine neglected in the past two years to pursue with the utmost concentration the aim of winning Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam doubles missing in trophy common; the certainty that in tournaments in pairs every possible partner would not hold the constant comparison with Sara. I heard and read things like that at the beginning of spring.
A player who knows Win the days of youth tournaments he said then: “Who has visited, traveled and spent days with her knows that will not give up. Indeed, this new condition from the single will exalt. For Roby begins a new phase of life. ” Are you sure ?, I replied. “Absolutely. I went to his family, which is not rich (figure to be reckoned with in the Italian courts ed), and I tell you that only with a will of granite could achieve what he has achieved on its own or with Sara.”
He was right: today beating Kristina “Kiki” Mladenovic 6-3 5-7 6-4 and reach the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, Roberta has nothing to envy to the other of the three major national, Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta and Sara Errani. Like them, enters the virtual Superclub that accepts only those who have played a Grand Slam semifinal. Mission accomplished.
‘it was slow and difficult the march towards the result today. From the end of March Vinci has taken him around the world with occasional satisfactions – the final in Nuremberg at the end of May, the five hundredth career success, the fourth round in Toronto last month – and unshakable confidence in the return of the best (in victory Today scale 16 positions in the WTA rankings, from 43 to 26).
In the earlier rounds of USOPEN eliminated with remarkable safety King, Allertova and So-Marino and had a bit of luck, that sooner or then it’s up to everyone, with the renunciation of Eugenie Bouchard in the knockout round. Then the obstacle is not easy psychologically consists of “Kiki” Mladenovic, 22, 40 WTA, but never addressed in a unique co-starred in two matches perhaps decisive in the development of the crisis between her and Sara: last year in July was in the field with Hungarian Timea Babos in the historic doubles final won by the blue (6-1 6-3) in London; in early February this year in tandem with Caroline Garcia had struck the Italian pluridecorate the humiliating and decisive blow (6-1 6-2) in FedCup in Genoa. Two match that marked the end of the cycle of extraordinary “Chichis”.
The one today was not a match to be framed but to remember for intensity and uncertainty. Very tense, as well as the French, Roberta knew how to manage the emotions first and best of the opponent. The coach Francesco Cinà and Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti, glued to the chair in the Italian, the advised to simply do his game, not sparing the wrong side in the back that is his trademark and that Mladenovic, like all girls accustomed to courts of power, control fatigue. He tried to change the pace as much as possible not to give points of reference and support her opponent. He served effectively and almost never has lost the measure of the field. Missed less (25 errors against 64) taking few risks (hence the difference in winning: 51 to 22 for Kiki). For one who knows how to be at the net as a few other colleagues, he has not attacked more embezzled a lot to the show, however, served to prevent them from losing sight of the result. Primus, win. He could close the game already on September 2 The fear of the great result he braked. Then played a near-perfect third set despite Mladenovic has gradually refined the different ways to pierce his defense from the baseline.
Tomorrow Flavia Pennetta, who in New York is still in the race also in the tournament proper torque Sara Errani (are in the semifinals), will attempt to emulate Roberta. It awaits the Czech Petra Kvitova, seeded fifth, who beat three times and who has lost as many. Can make it.
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