By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, Might 28, 2023
When she’s not busy hitting balls, Alizé Cornet is a page-turning presence.
Cornet moonlights as a novelist and concedes typically characters take her to surprising locations.
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On the subject of writing her profession farewell scene, writer Cornet admits the ending is a thriller.
Camila Giorgi swept Cornet 6-3, 6-4 ending the Frenchwoman’s nineteenth Roland Garros and elevating hypothesis this was her remaining match in Paris.
This was Cornet’s 68th Grand Slam main-draw look.
Was it her French Open farewell?
“I do not know. We’ll see,” Cornet advised the media in Paris. “The season goes to be lengthy, so that will be in a 12 months. Numerous issues can occur in a 12 months.
“I’ve had a number of ups and downs throughout my profession. I am nonetheless there, nonetheless. Despite the fact that there have been fairly a lot of lows, I am nonetheless right here, however it is a bit of a sophisticated interval for me at current. I perceive that I can come again. Typically it’s a must to be affected person and proceed and work and apply.”
#RG23
19 fois que je foule ces mêmes courts, ces mêmes couloirs, ces mêmes vestiaires.C’est vertigineux, quand on y pense.Mais j’ai toujours un peu 15 ans quand j’arrive ici 👱♀️
À dimanche pour l’entame de mon @rolandgarros 💪😘
📸 @corinnedubreuil pic.twitter.com/PNLOlezXVk
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) Might 26, 2023
The 33-year-old Cornet, who fell to 4-10 on the season, says she’s dedicated to enjoying by way of the US Open.
Persevering with to compete past the 2023 US Open will come all the way down to need, says Cornet.
“However a 12 months from now, query mark? I’ll attempt to end my season till the US Open,” Cornet stated. “I’ll attempt to play properly and do issues appropriately.
“So far as the will or the urge for food is worried, you possibly can’t management this, in order that’s all I can say this night.”
Picture credit score: Christopher Levy
