Concord Tan, the little-known Frenchwoman who on her Wimbledon debut knocked out Serena Williams, says she was ‘scared’ when she noticed the draw.
Tan, ranked 113th on this planet, was making her Wimbledon foremost draw debut. Williams has been coming to Wimbledon since 1998, when her opponent was nonetheless a babe in arms, reaching 11 finals and profitable seven of them.
However you’ll by no means have identified this from the competition because the 24-year-old Tan rose to the event to triumph 7-5 1-6 7-6 (10-7).
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“I don’t know what to say. I have watched so many times on TV. For my first Wimbledon it is ‘wow’, just ‘wow,'” Tan, on the verge of tears, stated.
“When I saw the draw I was really scared – Serena, she’s a legend. I was like, ‘oh my God! How can I play? I can win maybe one or two games.
“… I play each ball like simply, yeah, put some slice, some change, some selection on the sport, and it really works at the moment.
“It’s a dream because, you know, I saw Serena on the TV when I was young. My coach, Nathalie Tauziat, played her 20 years ago.”
Tan added Tauziat had informed her: “Enjoy because it’s your first time in Wimbledon. You play on Centre Court against Serena. Just enjoy the match.”
And he or she actually did that.
Tan’s reward is a second-round conflict with thirty second seed Sara Sorribes Tormo. The Spaniard, ranked world No.40, is but to advance to spherical three in her two earlier makes an attempt.
Her efforts on Tuesday night time have, nonetheless, brought on her to tug out of the ladies’s’ doubles by which she was on account of companion Tamara Korpatsch.
Tan is known to have a thigh damage. There isn’t a indication but as as to if it’s going to have an effect on her continued singles participation.
