Francesca Saroli beats Mouratoglou Tennis Graduate Andreea Ciornei (3/6, 8.86 UTR)

Hi everyone,

These last days I played a tennis tournament in the South of France at our Academy. I won the first two rounds and was eliminated in the third.

In the first round I beat Louisa Caumette 6-1 6-1. She hits very high balls and it’s not easy to counter them, but my coach has taught me how to best manage those situations. The only games I lost were due to my service double faults.

Francesca Saroli beats Louisa Caumette 6-1 6-1

In my second round I had my best tennis tournament win ever. I beat Mouratoglou graduate Andreea Ciornei (French rating 3/6, UTR rating 8.86) 6-4 4-6 6-0. Considering my rating in France is 5/6 and UTR 7.05 right now it’s a nice performance. My forehands and backhands were regular and long, we practiced them a lot with my coach Christophe Couprie.

Francesca Saroli beats Andreea Ciornei 6-4 4-6 6-0

I lost my third round to Sara Rakim, rated 8.53 UTR and 2/6 in France. Our long rallies were good and I was quite successful, but I wasted tons of points because of bad serves and unforced errors. Sara is clearly more experienced and knew how to win.

Francesca Saroli loses to Sara Rakim 3-6 3-6

My next tournament is coming up at the end of this week, in Carros. I’ll let you know how I do.

Francesca Saroli