On 30 September , Razzano won her first singles title in Guangzhou. As the No. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, beating former No. At the French Open, Razzano handed the No. Razzano came back from a set and 1—5 down in the second-set tie-break to emerge victorious in three sets. At the time, Razzano was ranked places lower than Williams, who was the favourite for the title entering the tournament.
She was up 5—0 in the final set at one point and needed eight match points to close out the match. She lost to Arantxa Rus in the second round in straight sets. She elected to play despite her loss, knowing that Vidal encouraged her to participate at Roland Garros. In May, Razzano reached the singles semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg for the second consecutive year. She lost her semifinal match narrowly to Caroline Garcia. Three Frenchwomen — Razzano, Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic — reached the semifinals of that tournament.
At Wimbledon, Razzano was seeded 26th. In the first round, her opponent Tamira Paszek retired after falling behind 6—0, 3—1. After a win over Jill Craybas in the second round, her third-round opponent Vera Zvonareva withdrew to allow Razzano to her first Wimbledon fourth round. Razzano then fell, 2—6, 6—7, to Francesca Schiavone in the fourth round. Despite this loss, Razzano reached a new career-high ranking of world No.
After withdrawing from a tournament in Birmingham with a lower back injury, Razzano entered the tournament in Eastbourne, where she was unseeded. She then beat the top seed and world No. In the semifinals, she was up 6—4, 1—0 when Marion Bartoli was forced to retire with a right quad strain. She lost in the final to sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki. She was forced to pull out of the China Open due to a left calf strain. What stands out in your memory? Virginie Razzano: My victory against Serena Williams at French Open for me is the most beautiful of my victories since I started my career in professional tennis.
This amazing and fabulous match will remain etched in my memory for life. I went through all the problems you can possibly have in this match — between being nervous and extremely tense, physical fatigue, bad cramps, a referee who punished me, the amazing fans and a wonderful atmosphere, and angry and excited stadium like you only see at a football match! I definitely felt all the energy that from the fans, and it really touched me the way they supported me throughout the entire match.
Believing in myself and telling myself that I was on the court for a big fight. I felt that during the tiebreak, the match turned in my favor. I took control, and I felt even stronger in my head for battle in the final round. Serena rarely loses a match in a major after winning the first set, and she had never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam before.
How did you stay in the match mentally, and how did you motivate yourself to keep competing? I had one thing in mind, which was to beat her and to have fun no matter what happens, so I stayed focused on my goal.
Australian Open and 2r seven times incl. Olympics ; fell 1r eight times incl. Obziler in final and Tokyo [Japan Open] d. Williams in final ; runner-up at Forest Hills l. Australian Open and US Open ; fell 1r six times incl.
Australian Open and 2r three times; fell 1r 12 times incl. Roland Garros and 2r eight times incl. Wimbledon and US Open ; fell 1r 11 times incl. Australian Open and in qualifying twice. Roland Garros and in qualifying three times. Wimbledon and in qualifying seven times; made Top debut on June 18 after Birmingham; rose from No. Will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy.
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