Italian Elisbetta Coksiarett made a stunning return on the Wimbledon stage on Tuesday, 6–2, 6–3 out of the first round in the first round in London in just 58 minutes.
In 2024, Cocciaretto had to sit a major seating due to the disease. She has played well in grass courts in the last one year, reached the semi-finals in Birmingham last year and in ‘S-Hartogenbosh’ last month.
“I was very pumped to play Wimbledon this year,” Cociaretto said in his on-court interview. “I couldn’t wait until the match started, I was practicing very hard.”
The 24-year-old Koksiarato has won a title on the WTA tour and this season is a record of 14–17 and number 116 world rankings. By defeating Pegula, he won his second win over the top 10 rival, defeating Petra Quitova at the French Open in 2023.
Pegula came in a match on a high note, which defeated Poland’s IGA Swetek in the last weekend to win the Grass-Rog title in Bad Hombg. But Cocciaretto set the match and hit 17 winners compared to five for Pegula, who broke into service four times, but scored only eight points on his opponent’s service.
In the second round, Cocciaretto will withstand another American, Katie Volynets. He defeated Tatzana Maria of Germany 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6–1.
On Tuesday, the initial action was a trio of other winners Besiced players – Australia’s No. 16 Daria Kastkina, Russia’s No. 18 Ekaterina Alexandro and Denmark number 23 Clara Tusson. In addition, the victorious Netherlands had Sujan Lamens, Romania’s Irina-Cameleia Begu and Veronica Erjeweek of Slovenia, who defeated Ukraine’s number 26 Marta Costux 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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