“I feel fresh“She said on Saturday at the microphone of the Belgian Tennis Federation.”My last match dates back more than a week. I started the grass season well, winning the title in Rosmalen. Then I took a week of rest. Then, I lost in two sets against Svitolina in Bad Homburg, but it was not a bad match. I feel that I am on the right track. So why not? It all depends on how we pass the first laps. Then, we can really gain power in a tournament like this. Fruhvirtova played really well three years ago. She had won a WTA tournament, was in the top 100. So let’s talk about it again after the first round.“
Elise mertens It is in any case always happy to return to Wimbledon, where she has already reached twice the knockout stages in single, in 2019 and in 2022, and triumphed in double in 2021. “It’s always very special to come back here. It is one of the most beautiful tennis clubs in the world. I had games hooked here, where I was close, facing players who then went far (especially against the Tunisian Ons Jabeur who hoisted in the final in 2022, editor’s note). I hope it will be my turn. I started the year well. Two titles and a final, it is a very nice average, but there is a small lack in a big slam. In Australia against Pegula, it was very complicated. And in Roland-Garros, drink rose to the semi-finals.“
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