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No second Grand Slam quarter-final this year for Alizé Cornet.
The 32-year-old Niçoise gave in after a showdown (6-4, 4-6, 6-3), where breaks were legion.
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I am obviously disappointed.
Because I had the game in hand, at 6-4, 2-1 with 3-1 balls.
At 4-4, my serve betrayed me a bit.
It's frustrating because I felt like I could win this match in straight sets.
But I made my match.
I left my guts on the court.
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Physically, the French number one marked time in the last set.
It must be said that the day before, she had honored her commitments in mixed doubles and women's doubles, playing her fifteenth and sixteenth matches in 19 days… “
From the middle of the second set, I was already a little tired.
In the third I started cramping the quadriceps at 3-1.
It prevented me from pushing on the serve and opposite, she was very strong.
I tried hard to push but she was solid at the end of the game.
I also experienced smashes issues.
I missed at least six important ones!
It's the little details that make the difference.
It's infuriating because in doubles I managed all my smashes this week.
The Niçoise, who announced that she would stop after Roland-Garros 2023, therefore played her last Wimbledon.
However, she leaves the door open.
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Today I gave everything and it makes me want to come back.
I feel like I can play really well on grass.
I was close to the quarter-final.
I figured I still had some under the hood.
» Next objective, the US Open to seize the record for the number of Grand Slams played consecutively (63rd),
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I think I'm going to adapt my programming a little bit so as not to burn myself out too much on the small tournaments and to try to be effective on the big ones.
I'm still going to break my record at the US Open, I want to do well.
I will try to do some smart programming.
Afterwards, my problem is that I always want to play!
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