The “little” Irina Bara has grown up. 5 secrets about Romania’s surprise tennis at Roland-Garros

In her first appearance on the main board of a Grand Slam, tennis player Irina Bara (25 years old) qualified for the 3rd round of Roland-Garros, being one of the pleasant surprises of the competition in the French capital.

Irina has been in the shadow of the other Romanian players for a long time, but now she is living her moment of glory. In fact, with another victory at Roland-Garros, Bara will be able to enter the World Top 100 for the first time, where Simona Halep, Patricia Tig, Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan are also present.

These are the main milestones of Irina Bara’s tennis career, revealed by her, 2 years ago, for the treizecizero.ro website:

He started playing tennis at the age of 5-6.
“My father had a tennis club, and I was with him when I was little. I played alone on the fence, on the wall, at 5 years old, but wanted more. Only at 6 and a half years old, my father gave Realize that I am competitive and I really can, I did my first tournament abroad at 10 years old, and at 14 I was already convinced of my path.

Father, the first coach
“I trained with my father when I was little. I had a special relationship, he was not just a coach or a father, he combines them. He is not very hard on me, he understands me. That’s because he played tennis, he understands his feelings, his feelings, the mental part ”, admitted the tennis player from Bihor.

She considers herself a fighter
“I am the type of player who never gives up, a fighter, no matter what opponent I have in front of me. I consider myself mentally strong. I am not of great stature (no: 1.64 m), I am not tall, strong and so I compensate with fighting power, “added Irina Bara.

Played in the Roland-Garros quarterfinals
“I wasn’t even sure about the turnout, we entered the table at the last minute. We were close to our dream match, a semi-final or more. The loss was painful, 6-4 in the decider, after beating better doubles along the way. ”Irina recalled about the double test at Roland-Garros, in 2018, pairing up with Mihaela Buzarnescu, the two Romanians who stop in the quarterfinals.

Has Justine Henin and Simona Halep as models
“Everyone has their own way, I don’t want to compare myself to anyone. I liked Justine Henin, she was smaller, like me, and fast, elegant. Simona Halep is also an example, I would like to reach at least 50 in one hundredth of what he did ”, concluded Irina Bara.