ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Elisabeth Cocciaretto beats Moyuka Uchijima and wins the first point for Italy of Billie Jean King Cup in the match of Velletri, on the red soil of the sports complex “Colle degli Dei”, against Japan, which marks the seasonal debut of the two-sampioned blues. The number two of Italy, number 42 of the Wta ranking, defeated the Japanese rival, 84 of the world, with a score of 7-5 6-2. The second singular will be disputed. In front of the number one blue, Jasmine Paolini, 8 Wta, and the second tennis player in Japan, that is Himeno Sakatsume, 133 of the international ranking. Tomorrow, from 11:00, double and two more singles. These, on paper, the pairings of the Saturday: Jasmine Paolini-Sara Errani against Eri Hozumi-Shuko Aoyama; Jasmine Paolini vs Moyuka Uchijima; Elisabetta Cocciaretto against Himeno Sakatsume.
One of the seven places available for the Final Eight, since the eighth has already been awarded the right to China, which houses, in Shenzhen, the Final Eight.
“But how nice it is to play in Italy. It was a tough match but I dreamed of this moment since I was a child. I remember seeing girls win in Sardinia on TV and I remember that I dreamed of a day of being able to succeed: for this today it is like a dream come true for me. But now it’s time to be a fan for Jasmine because we haven’t completed the job yet.” So Elisabetta Cocciaretto, as SuperTennis reports, after her current success.
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