Croatian Donna Vekic has a new sponsor: legacy Italian brand ellesse, which is relaunching here in the U.S. this year. Racquet chatted with the Croatian about her recent wins, her opponent-dazzling jewelry, and Andrew Garfield.
Racquet: Congratulations on winning your first match. Talia Gibson—that's not an easy first round. How did it go?
Donna Vekic: It was a very tough match. Obviously, US Open, the last slam of the season, it is very is very special. The energy is crazy here in the city, and sometimes it has the good sides and the bad sides. But the good side is the energy on court and from the crowd, and they really helped me, honestly, yesterday in the third set because it was a very physically tough match.