After Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon in 2022, it’s Jérémy Chardy’s turn to hang up the rackets after Wimbledon. Le Pau, hampered by a bad reaction to the Covid vaccine in the summer of 2021 and then by a knee injury the following year, has only played four tournaments since the US Open 2021. Ranked 534th at the ATP, Chardy will compete in the London Grand Slam thanks to his protected classification. The luck of the draw placed him against the world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, in the first round.
Winner of an ATP title, in Stuttgart in 2009, the Frenchman announced his decision to Fabrice Abgrall, on France Info: “It’s a special week for me. Playing against him, here, at home, in London where I live… This is my last singles tournament. It started a bit here, I won in juniors (in 2005), I didn’t play at Roland to try to prepare for here. I have my whole family coming, I’m playing against the world No. 1 on one of the most beautiful courts… It will be a great end no matter what. »
Became coach of Ugo Humbert almost a year ago, in parallel with his rehabilitation, Chardy had tried to return to the courts at the start of the 2023 season. Winner of his resumption match, at the Australian Open , against the Colombian Galan, the right-hander of 1m88 remains since on four defeats in a row.
Winner of the Davis Cup with the France team in 2017, the great server played seven games with the Blues. A Grand Slam performer, Chardy reached week two of four Majors, with his best result a quarter-final at the 2013 Australian Open. He also racked up 12 top-10 wins in his 18 years of career.
