Renata Zarazua, the Mexican tennis player, who in the last 24 hours has captured the headlines of most sports and national media in Mexico, revealed that the key to defeating Madison Keys, sixth in the WTA rankings, was talking to her mother to get over her fear of jumping into the court.

Still with the ecstasy reflected on her face after the great feat for Mexican tennis, since it is not always the case that you can defeat this kind of opponent in a stadium like the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Zarazua, detailed these key moments before facing Keys and showing that in Mexico you must always believe in the ability of its athletes.

“I don’t know what happened to me today. I was a little nervous before entering the court. I got up and I wanted to cry a lot, very scared to go out and play and that had never happened before. I said to myself how can it be, it’s what I like. How can I transform that fear? Then I was literally almost crying with my mom because I didn’t want to go out on the court. But I said, you have to be professional, like you are, go out and give everything, but it was very difficult for me.”

The first call was with his family

Renato Zarazua also commented that after his important victory with the first that She spoke to her mother and brother, who have been by her side through thick and thin and who she takes into account in everything she has done in her development as a professional.

“The first people I spoke to were my mother and my brother. Because whenever I lose, I call my mother and cry for her. They have always been there supporting me and my brother too, he has always been supporting me,” said Zarazua, who became a trending topic for her victory.

It was difficult for her to adapt to the Arthur Ashe Stadium

The Mexican tennis player also commented on the whole series of emotions and impact that playing on a stage like the Arthur Ashe Stadium represented for her, which at first shocked her and then she resorted to poise to perform one of her best matches of her career as a WTA player.

“I think that in those types of stadiums you never feel good, you try to find that feeling, I think I had it for a while, but it is a super big court and the day I trained I said: “oh how nervous, but my brother told me, you have to take that experience as part of your career and when you retire you will be thankful that you once played there”. That was what I said and well, if I am there for 2 or 3 hours, I will try to enjoy it, but it is too big,” said Renata.

Ready to face the French Diane Parry

Regarding next Thursday’s duel against the French Diane Parry, 58th in the WTA ranking, Renata Zarazua said that: “She is a very good player, I even trained with her two or three days ago and I saw again that she is a very good player.”

“I am going to try to recover as best as possible, both mentally and physically and above all, not stay satisfied, because when you win a match, there’s a lot of noise, but you have to put it aside, but I think I want to continue and I’m at a point where my tennis can improve even more in the big tournaments,” said the Mexican athlete of the moment.

The Mexican cheerleader

Finally, she was grateful for the support she received in the stands at the Arthur Ashe: “I thank them so much, I think the Mexican cheerleader is super special to me. They try to support me in any match I go to and for me, winning is a way of thanking them, I know that even if I lose they support me just the same.”

“I feel so proud, it’s a Mexican cheerleader that makes itself heard and now the important thing is that almost everyone on my team could be there, only my brother was missing, but he was at my house watching me and that’s what counts,” concluded Zarazua.