“What feeling do you have after this defeat against Pablo Carreno Busta?
The step was very high. Losing 6-3, 6-2 against him, there is nothing to say. He was stronger than me in this game. I will go back to training to be stronger next time. But that’s part of the job. I take a lot of things out of this game. Tennis is that: you can beat anyone and lose to anyone. You can’t win every week. It is not because I made the round of 16 at Roland Garros that I will never lose in the first round again.
How did you experience this match in front of completely empty stands?
It was very different from Roland-Garros. There was no audience to push me. But these are things that make us grow. We are still lucky to be able to play, when the living conditions are very difficult. It’s already great to be in the field.
“The solicitations, it uses mentally. It’s not because I had a very good Roland-Garros that everything is taken for granted ”.
What has changed since Roland-Garros, especially in terms of sponsors?
I had quite a few requests. I have an agent who takes care of all of this. Me, I try to stay focused on tennis. The solicitations, it uses mentally. But, basically, that doesn’t change anything. We stay focused on the field. I will go back to train. It is not because I had a very good Roland-Garros that everything is taken for granted.
Are you happy that the media whirlwind that followed Roland-Garros is now behind you?
Honestly, it tires. Mentally, it wears out. I don’t really feel like I cut. Tonight (Monday), I gave it my all but didn’t have a lot of gas in the tank. I have to move on. It’s up to me to be good at the recovery.
What’s your next goal?
Enter the top 100 (he is currently 161st) as quickly as possible. I will use this game. We grow up with defeats. I’m going to look at what went good in this game and what went wrong. I am disappointed but I don’t have a lot of regrets. It’s a very tough tournament. Today (Monday), I would have liked there to be more fighting but it was not.
What is your program now?
My season is over. I’m going to rest and take some vacation at home. I’m going to cut tennis. I have given a lot in recent weeks. I need to recover to start again in January. “
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