2023-06-06 01:35:18
In three days, she experienced everything. A qualification in the round of 16 thanks to the withdrawal of Elena Rybakina on Saturday morning, a disqualification of her doubles opponents after a ball in the head of a collector on Sunday and a defeat in the third longest match in the history of ladies at Roland-Garros (3h51 of play) this Monday. “If I’m honest, it’s a lot of emotions,” smiles Sara Sorribes Tormo, 132nd player in the world, 26, whose best Grand Slam result so far was a 3rd round at the US Open.
In a press conference after her defeat of the day, the young woman from the region of Valencia (Spain) was however assailed with questions on the second theme, that of the disqualification of her opponents the day before. Because, despite the involuntary side of the ball received by the collector after a racket hit by the Japanese Miyu Kato, Sara Sorribes Tormo and her Czech teammate Marie Bouzkova have long talked with the chair umpire, as if to insist on a disqualification.
An attitude noticed by many observers, including the Frenchwoman Alizé Cornet, who thinks that the tournament was wrong and that he should apologize to the Japanese Miyu Kato. “I sincerely think so: we did nothing wrong,” said Sara Sorribes Tormo. It touches me that people talk about this moment like that or think these things about me. It was really a very uncomfortable situation yesterday, for Marie as for me”. Even more for Miyu Kato, invited to a press conference on Monday but who left the room in tears, even before speaking.
A scene that took place after Sara Sorribes Tromo’s media meeting, invited to give her version of the facts. “We were concerned about what had happened to the little girl. She was crying, we told the referee. She had seen nothing. So we explained that the little one had been shot in the head and, from there, all decisions were made by the supervisor”. Who took a decision more severe than the simple warning of the referee.
“The rule is the rule, also assures Sara Sorribes Tormo. I told Marie: if she or I do it, we have to leave. There are people involved in a game and we have to respect them too. We can’t let a little girl have a panic attack like that and let her cry for twenty minutes… But if someone wants to talk about this match, they should do so having seen everything, really. I think that changes the point of view”.
A message addressed to his opponents who would also have lacked fair play according to the Spaniard. Asked also about the comments received on social networks, Sara Sorribes Tormo assured not to have read anything: “I have always said it, I do not like social networks very much. I didn’t go yesterday and it probably helped me not to lose energy”.
Did she expect to be booed or pushed around by the public on Monday? “I was a little scared this morning but I didn’t hear any criticism. On the contrary. We didn’t feel anything from people.” And for his next doubles match, the quarter-final, scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. on Lenglen? “People who saw Sunday’s game won’t think badly. I am sure. And those who saw the game the other day will be there tomorrow. Those who are in front of their television to comment will not come, ”she concludes.
#wrong #criticized #attitude #RolandGarros #Sara #Sorribes #Tormo #defends