Sara Sorribes cried when she was told that she qualified for the round of 16

Sara Sorribes cried when she was told that she qualified for the round of 16 at Roland Garros without jumping on the track due to the loss of his rival, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina, but he considers that his first presence in the 16 best in a Grand Slam will not raise his expectations because he is “a little ant”.

“That’s the way I am, I won’t create so many illusions. It’s true that tennis takes you very far, but I consider myself a little ant and I’ll try to do it that way, it helps me a lot,” said the 26-year-old from Valencia.

Sorribes plans to open center court, where she heats up and crosses paths with Rybakinawho despite the fact that he had been running a fever for several days and had not slept all night, wanted to test if he was fit to play.

“I was getting ready to jump when they told me he had backed out. The first thing I did was cry. And I said: ‘I don’t believe’“Said the tennis player, who acknowledged her happiness” although it is not the best way to qualify.

Sorribes practiced a little on the center court that he will be familiar with for the first time. “It’s an amazing track, I’m excited to compete there. But I’m ready to play anywhere“, he assured.

Although she will now have three days without a match in the singles draw, she has to play the doubles with Czech Marie Bouzkova, with whom she will have a third round this Sunday against the 16th favorite pair, the Indonesian Aldila Sutjiadi and the Japanese Miyu Kato.

“The double will help me to keep up with the competition, to improve as I compete and not lose that tensionthat can be beaten in three days without competing,” he said.

Although today you are smiling He intends to go for a walk with his mother. through the French capital.

The Valencian will face off for a place in the quarterfinals against the winner of the match between Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad.

“Either one will be a very tough rival, if they reach the second week it will be because they are doing things well. I think it will depend a lot on me, that I can compete well, that I can do the things I do and bring the game to maximum competitiveness,” he said.

Sorribes was especially happy because this joy came after six months in dry dock due to injury.

“I still can’t assimilate playing well these days. Coming back from an injury like this is amazing. When I returned to practice, I couldn’t see clearly, I was afraid to take every step. Now I look back and tell myself that I did a good job and I tell myself to surround myself with good people,” he said.

Sorribes, who until now has benefited from an injury-protected ranking to enter tournaments, is in the top-80, which will open the doors of the Grand Slam without needing that help.

“It’s pretty cool, but it doesn’t change much. What excites me is to be able to play again like I did two years ago“Said the player, who believes that when things don’t go well you have to try not to break because coming back is always difficult.