Martina Trevisan reveals she was named after tennis great Martina Navratilova after reaching maiden Slam SF at French Open
Martina Trevisan stormed into the semifinals of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 win over Leylah Fernandez. Trevisan, who is unseeded at Roland Garros, has reached a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time in her career.
Over the course of her post-match press conference, the Italian was asked if her first name generated pressure and expectations.
Martina Trevisan : "My mum gave me that name for Navratilova for sure. No pressure, but I like it." #RolandGarros
The 28-year-old revealed that she was indeed named after tennis legend Martina Navratilova, but did not feel any pressure on account of it, adding that she liked the name.
"About the name, I don't know. My mom gave me that name, and for sure it's for Navratilova.I don't feel pressure for the name. I like also (smiling)," Trevisan said.
The World No. 59, who had not lost a set coming into the quarterfinals, stated that while she has been playing well, there is room for improvement.
"Yeah, I'm playing very well. I played a lot of matches. I think I'm playing my best of tennis, but I think could be better. Yeah, I'm very looking forward what there is in the future," Trevisan added.
"I looked around me and I was in the most important court in the world" - Martina Trevisan
Martina Trevisan very nearly clinched the match in two sets but squandered a match point at 5-4. The Italian stated that she tried to maintain focus on every point despite feeling nervous at match point, adding that it was normal to be tense when playing for a spot in a Slam semifinal.
"I looked around me and I was in the most important court in the world. Even I felt a lot of tension and I was so nervous because even my arms felt it, but I was happy anyway. I accepted the situation, because, as I say, it was normal to feel the tension because I was playing for my semifinal, and I was in the match point," Trevisan said.
"So I accepted the situation and I tried to be focused on every point. That was, I think, the most important thing that I did today."
Trevisan, who will face Coco Gauff in the semifinals, was asked if her quarterfinal match was the most pressure she has faced so far and how she expected to fare in the last four.
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The Italian, who did not know who she was going to face in the semifinals at the time of the press conference, revealed that she did feel the pressure and was unsure how things would play out in the future.
"For the moment, yes. But we don't know what will be in the future. But, yeah, there was a lot of tension today. But I think it's normal, because it was -- I mean, the second quarterfinal for me, but I was so close to the semifinal. So I think it's a normal to felt that emotion."