Beaten in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open last night, Alizé Cornet admitted having had trouble digesting her qualification at this stage of the competition, a first for her in a Grand Slam. "
I don't feel like I got there. She oppressed me. I badly managed after eighth. I received a lot of love and I wanted to personally respond to the 500 text messages…,
confided the Niçoise for whom the American Danielle Collins was too strong on Wednesday (7-5, 6-1).
She is very powerful, even more than I expected. All the time, we feel really oppressed. I felt out of breath all the time. I couldn't place my game. She never let me, she never let menever gave the time to do it. She is impressive."
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Australian Open: men's schedule and results
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Her great Australian adventure allowed the Frenchwoman to measure even more the difficulty of winning a Grand Slam:
“I have eternal respect for the winners of Grand Slams.
It's such a long way.
My God.
I feel like I've been playing this tournament for almost a year (...) when you go all the way and win those seven phenomenal matches... it's huge.
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