“You were vomiting on the court in the second set, what happened and how much did it penalize you?
I had something in my stomach that I had to go and throw up, at 2-0 (break in his favor) unfortunately. At the beginning of the second, I had asked the doctor for a medicine. It was hot, I felt it was rising. I threw up everything I had eaten since this morning and it was much better. The heat, we drink a lot, I had to throw up. It’s a fact of the game. It lasted five minutes in all. It has nothing to do with the performance of the match.
This match was a way to benchmark against a top 10, what are the lessons to be learned?
Overall, I have a good game. There are things that I can do better, like in the tie-break of the first one where I have to manage to put in a little more even if by then I already have a little help. I gave a lot to break him afterwards and I think maybe I was going too fast. I have to take more of my time. I felt good, I was in place at the back of the court and I was directing the points when I wanted. There are details to be worked out.
You have felt more solid for two weeks, what was the trigger after several months marked by painful defeats?
I was losing all the time hooked, 6-4, 7-5, I had the break from time to time in the third. I couldn’t do it. He lacked confidence, a bit of letting go. There, I find myself replaying like when I played very well a year and a half ago. We must keep this confidence, win one or two matches against the cadors to regain this dynamic. I train like crazy. It turns gradually, I’m happy. I hope it will turn out even more because I really hope to gain momentum. “
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