​Iryna Begu is in the second round of Roland Garros, the Grand Slam stage, where she will face Sara Errani (finalist against Chatrier in the 2012 edition). Our athlete talked about her future opponent, where she excelled against Anna Bondar, and also about the question she no longer wants to answer.

Iryna Begu does not want to be reminded that she is the best player in Romania

Iryna appeared at the press conference late (after 10:00 Paris time) after completing the recovery and all the necessary actions after the match with Anna Bondar.

The athlete answered HotNews.ro’s questions about the match with Hungary, about the future opponent, and also mentioned the question she doesn’t like to answer: how does she feel about being the best player in Romania?

But let’s break them down one by one.

About Sara Errani, the future opponent at Roland Garros 2023

Subsequently, Iryna and Sara met five times in the WTA tournament, the score was favorable for the peninsula – 3-2. However, it should be noted that Begu has dominated the last two games, both played on clay, a surface that also exists in Paris.

“For sure, it will be a difficult match, I try not to look at the opponent, look at myself and manage my affairs. Every match is difficult, especially in Grand Slam tournaments.

Yes, of course we know each other quite well, I think I played in Bucharest (not the 125k tournament last summer) with her last time, but every match is different, there are new things.

From a tactical point of view, I know how to play, but we’ll see how it goes,” – Iryna Begu, for HotNews.ro.

Do you feel extra pressure because you are currently the best player in Romania?

According to the world ranking, Iryna is the best player in Romania, but the athlete says that she does not necessarily like this classification. He tries not to think too much about it and tries to see his game and plans with his team.

“No, no (not that she doesn’t feel the added pressure of being the top player in Romania and on the Paris favorites list). I don’t want you to ask me about it anymore. It doesn’t matter if it’s one, two, or three, the most important thing for me is that it’s good and that it’s healthy” – Iryna Begufor HotNews.ro.

About how much experience weighed in the match with Anna Bondar

At the end of the match against the Hungarian, Iryna acknowledged what HotNews.ro wrote in the chronicle of the match on court 12: experience was of great importance and ultimately made the difference after a match in which our athlete had several passages in which she was still far from your best

“Yes, definitely the experience that I have now is important, I have a little bit more and I’m 33 years old, I’m coming to the end of my career, so experience is important.

Especially at such moments to make this advantage fruitful. In the first set, at least for me, it was more of a psychological battle.

Then the game started and at first I was too passive. But, yes, both were important (both the experience and the game, which was different in the second set),” he concluded Iryna Begu.

• In the second round, Iryna will meet the Roland Garros finalist (2012 edition): Sarah Errani (36 years old, former 5th ranked player in the world).

• During that time, Begu and Errani met five times, the score 3-2 in favor of the Italian.

• Thanks to the success in the first round, Iryna Begu will receive 97,000 euros and 70 points in the WTA singles ranking.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.

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