Elsa Jacquemot is one of the great promises of French women’s tennis. Titled at Roland-Garros Juniors in 2020 and world number 1 also at this level, the Lyonnaise has been making her mark with the big boys for two seasons and is progressing regularly. Since last August, the current 236th in the world has been working on the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. Since his arrival in the South of France, Jacquemot reached an $80,000 semi-final in late October and a $25,000 final in January. The first title is clearly not very far away. Most likely a matter of weeks. During his passage to $ 25,000 du Havre last week, the 5th highest ranked player under 19 in the WTA spoke at the microphone of Tennis News. Interview conducted on Thursday, before her elimination in the quarter-finals against the Austrian Julia Grabher.
Elsa Jacquemot at the microphone of Tennis Actu in Le Havre
“At Mouratoglou Academy, the structure is incredible and I feel great there”
The young tricolor first of all returned to her start to the season and her arrival at theAcademy of Patrick Mouratoglou. “I feel pretty good. I found a stability, I have rather good results so I am happy. I train at the Mouratoglou Academy, the structure is incredible and I feel great there. I am more and more solid. I take experience. When I was changing academy, it was complicated. Now I have found stability, I feel really good in my structure so I’m on top.” Note that the 18-year-old player is accompanied in tournaments by Florian Reynet, former 273rd in the world.
“I have improved a lot over the past year. My ranking is improving. I hope to improve further”
There is little suspense, Elsa Jacquemot should be in the big array of Roland-Garros thanks to a wild card. His junior title in 2020 and his steady progression afterwards seem to guarantee him the precious sesame. “I do not put Roland-Garros aside but it will be in a little while”, she prefers to tell herself in order to stay focused on the short term. “We know that the tournaments before allow you to gain experience. I have improved a lot over the past year. My ranking is improving. I hope to improve further. At the moment, it is not easy to talk about ranking because tournaments are very tough and few in number. It’s mainly to improve my game and the ranking will follow. It’s true that the tournaments are really tough. I can’t do anything about it. It’s the game and I can’t change anything. I try to be positive and not think about the points, it’s even more of a challenge.“, she affirmed with character. 13th Frenchwoman, the Frenchie should still advance in 2022 and cross caps. A development to follow very closely. She is engaged this week in Croissy-Beaubourg.
