2024-02-10 11:56:00
2022 was a special year for Iga Świątek, who was undefeated for 37 matches in a row in the first part of the season, equaling Martina Hingis’ record in this respect. The Polish woman’s streak was stopped in the third round of Wimbledon. She lost to Alize Cornet 4:6, 2:6. At that time, the Frenchwoman’s time was one of the best in her career – in London she reached the fourth round, and a few months earlier she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
An honest confession by a famous tennis player regarding mental problems. “I didn’t know who I was”
The 34-year-old is currently listed in 104th place in the WTA ranking and is still continuing her career, but rarely appears on the largest arenas. She played in this year’s tournament in Melbourne thanks to a wild card. It was her 68th consecutive Grand Slam appearance, the longest streak in women’s tennis, but she was eliminated in the first round. Last week she competed in the Romanian Cluj-Napoca tournament. After passing the eliminations, she was eliminated in the second round once morest Arantxa Rus. In the meantime, she gave an interview to the local portal 30-0, in which she warns and gives advice to younger players.
– You cannot lose sight of the fact that you are also a human being; you are human and tennis is not everything. I had periods of depression because I didn’t know who I was anymore – whether I was just a tennis player or a woman, a young woman. I didn’t know that when I was 20. It’s very difficult to deal with it, explains the French tennis player. – This understanding comes with maturity. I started to understand this especially following I was 25, so quite late. And also talk to people. I think it helped me gain a better opinion of myself and love myself more. It’s also regarding the people you meet and those around you. They help you through it. (…) So my advice is to really care regarding who you are as a person, not just regarding tennis. This is very important, the 11th ranked player in the world once summed up.
There is a high probability that the current season will be the last in Alize Cornet’s career. – To tell you the truth, I feel very tired today from the tour, especially the discipline I impose on myself to do this job as best as possible. I’m tired, she said a few months ago. French media predict that the player will say goodbye to tennis during this year’s Roland Garros or the Olympic Games in Paris.
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