The Martina Trevisan Surprise
Unlike Coco Gauff, one or more Grand Slam titles in the future will not be outlandish, the presence of the Italian in the last four of Roland-Garros is more surprising. 59e world player, her best career ranking, she had never reached such a level in a Grand Slam.
A promising junior, Martina Trevisan saw her career derailed between 2009 and 2014, suffering from aneroxia. After a visit to the clinic, she returns to the tennis courts. Her career took a new turn in 2020. In a Roland-Garros tournament postponed to the fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the left-handed girl pulled out of qualifying… then continued the adventure until quarter-finals where she falls against Iga Swiatek, winner of the tournament.
Riding a streak of ten consecutive victories, Trevisan is in the form of his life. She has just won in Rabat (Morocco), the first WTA tournament of her career. To reach the last four at Roland-Garros, she eliminated in quick succession Harriet Dart (6-0, 6-2), Magda Linette (6-3, 6-2), Daria Saville (6-3, 6-4 ), Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7-6, 7-5) and Leylah Fernandez (6-2, 6-7, 6-3).