Passer au playerPasser au contenu principal
  • il y a 1 jour
Ce jeudi à Roland-Garros, Aryna Sabalenka a évité le piège Elsa Jacquemot sur le court Philippe-Chatrier. Bousculée dans un premier set accroché, la n°1 mondiale a fini par s’imposer 7-5, 6-2 pour rejoindre le troisième tour, où l’attend Daria Kasatkina. Face à une Française portée par le public, Sabalenka a reconnu un match “piégeux”, mais a aussi salué une ambiance “respectueuse” et agréable malgré le soutien logiquement acquis à Jacquemot.

En conférence de presse, la Bélarusse a aussi montré son visage le plus détendu. Elle a évoqué avec humour son “dance-off” façon Michael Jackson avec Novak Djokovic, choisi Thriller comme chanson favorite, et raconté avoir vibré devant le match fou de Moise Kouame, qu’elle espère voir “vraiment percer” dans ce tournoi. Sabalenka a également dit avoir eu “très mal” pour Jannik Sinner, éliminé en cinq sets après avoir souffert physiquement.

« Le tennis, partout & toujours ici », sur
https://www.tennisactu.net / Tennis Actu

Catégorie

🥇
Sport
Transcription
01:00So it seems you and Novak are a little bit of a Michael Jackson dance off on the stairs.
01:05Yeah, I love that I'm the second one, so he has to come up with something,
01:10and I just have to, I don't know, I have to follow and do it a little bit better.
01:14I'm just curious, what's your favorite Michael Jackson song?
01:17Ooh, I would say that Thriller is one of them, because they were dancing in, what is the
01:28name of the movie, like, Turning 13 from 30?
01:34Yes, yeah, that one.
01:35Oh my God, that was my favorite movie with my mom when I was like 14, 15, and they were
01:40dancing this dance, and it was so cool.
01:42So I'll go for a Thriller.
01:45That's one of the favorites.
01:47Did you see what Moise Kwame did today, and what do you think about his performances at 17?
01:55Moise Kwame.
02:00Moise Kwame won in five sets at 17, on the Long Lane, on the first match of the day.
02:07Oh, yeah, the French guy, the young French guy, yes, that's it.
02:11So cool, I was cheering for him, I got to speak with him, like, for a few minutes, because
02:17we were staying in the same hotel, I believe, we did activity for raffles, so I got to speak,
02:22very nice guy, and I wish him the best, and I really, I really hope he can really break
02:27through in this tournament, and he was playing really great tennis, I was really, that tie
02:32break, I was full on cheering for him, so happy he closed it.
02:37Next question, here and here, yep.
02:43Congratulations, you're a social media star, someone who inspires a lot of young women.
02:49I'm wondering how you manage this group of men around you, and how do you, and how do
02:58you handle it that nobody interferes in the job of the other one?
03:05I think we have to ask them, how do they handle me?
03:11Because I'm so lucky to have them, and it's always a fun time, they work together, they,
03:19I don't know, it feels like they are there just for me, and they're going to do everything
03:24that I need, and to have their support, to have all of them behind my back, it's amazing,
03:32I don't have to handle anything, it's only fun time, and it's, those men's are my biggest
03:37support, so I think it's, we really have to ask them how do they can handle me, because
03:44that's tricky, that's another, that's another question, right guys?
03:48Is it fun?
03:49Stressful.
03:50Mm.
03:51Right.
03:53We're going to talk later.
04:05Irina, next up is Dasha Kasapkina, I think you've played her nine or ten times, you've
04:12got the advantage, but what do you think going into this one, and especially with all the talk
04:17on the conditions and how hot it is, and so what do you think?
04:23Yeah, I don't even remember the score head to head, she's amazing, it's always challenging
04:28playing her, and I never look into the previous matches, going into the match against her,
04:33because it always can be tricky, she's a fighter, she's putting all of the balls back, you have
04:38to really work for each point, especially on the clay court, so it's another tough match,
04:43but I'm ready to fight, I'm ready to, you know, face every condition possible, so I'm just super
04:53excited to face her, and I'm ready to bring the fight.
04:58Irina, congrats, I'm sure you were following the Yannick's game, because, yeah, it was on
05:03the court, and it was, like, affecting your schedule ahead of the game, just, can you describe
05:11how it was, and, yeah, what were your feelings when it was, like, almost closed, and you're
05:17almost, like, I felt so, so bad for him, I always cheer for Yannick, and, yeah, to see
05:24him struggle like that, that was really painful to see, and I was really, till the very last
05:28moment, I was hoping for him to win, I wasn't really, like, thinking about my schedule, I knew
05:33that, I mean, if I start later, it's okay for me, so I was just, like, worried that he's not
05:39going to close the match, and I'm sad for him, but I'm pretty sure that he's going to come
05:43back even stronger, time, I guess, to do some recovery, some rest, and be ready for grass
05:50court for him, but sad to see him leaving that early.
05:55Hi, Irina, congratulations on the match, I wanted to ask about the first and the second
05:59sets when you were serving for the sets, at 5-4, and then at 5-1, you got broken both
06:06times, like, did you feel like a momentum shift, and how did you pull yourself back together to
06:10win those sets, thank you. I don't think I got broken at 5-4, no, I don't even remember,
06:18I mean, it's a clear court, anything can happen, and, you know, surf is not that big of advantage
06:23as it on hard court or grass court, so I was mentally ready for that, and I was ready to,
06:29you know,
06:30fight for every point, and, like, really, it wasn't, I don't know, didn't upset me in any way,
06:37I was ready to fight. Thank you, guys.
Commentaires

Recommandations