Rebecca Sramkova reveals she “does not know how it is to see good” as the Slovak tennis player was born with an eye condition that left with a very poor sight in her left eye.
This week at a WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, 27-year-old Sramkova – ranked at No. 120 in the world – put up the best run of her career. After winning two qualifying matches to make her main draw debut at Foro Italico, Sramkova also won her opening three matches to reach the last-16 before losing a thriller to 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
By displaying good tennis in Rome and making a solid run, Sramkova introduced herself to the tennis world as tennis fans had a chance to see the tennis that the Slovak was capable of playing. But Sramkova’s tennis journey is not an ordinary story as the 27-year-old was born with an eye condition that would make it extremely hard or almost impossible for anyone to pursue a pro sports career.
But as a little girl, Sramkova started playing tennis with the hope that all the aspects and coordinations of the game could help her improve her left eyesight. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen but it was still the beginning of something positive as Sramkova realized she could play tennis and continued with the sport.
“I don’t know how it is to see good….
