The first US racket plans to visit the Vatican during the tournament in Rome

The first US racket Coco Goff plans during the soil tournament WTA 1000 in Rome visit the Vatican.

While on May 7, a conqulove began with the election of a new Pope, American tennis player Coco Goff, who is in the Italian capital to participate in the prestigious tournament, planned a visit to the Vatican.

Coco is aware that the competition can put tennis into the background. On this day, the attention of the world will really be drawn to the smoke over the papal chapel than to matches on soil courts.

This is an important point that American hopes to see live. “It seems to me that the election of a new Pope is a historical event. We talked about it, and I learned a lot, because I knew nothing about the Catholic religion before. All this story seemed interesting to me, and I thought: why not try to get there, ”she told reporters.

WTA 1000 in Rome Koff will spend its first match in the WTA tournament in Rome on May 9 against 18-year-old Victoria MBOCO (WTA 156) from Canada.