How did you experience the latter?
“It was pretty peaceful. What was complicated was projecting myself into my match in competitive mode, trying to convince myself that I could still win and not already project myself into the ceremony, into the farewells. It was a balancing act to stay focused on the mission of trying to beat Zheng because I wasn’t going to just come in, make up the numbers and leave, even though I knew it was going to be difficult and she was a girl who played very well. In the end, I slept pretty well […]. Warming up this morning, I realized that this could potentially be the last time but always in a dynamic of being in the present moment and in what I have to do and not already telling myself this is the END. Now I can tell myself: it’s the end and I did my best on the court, against a girl who doesn’t really succeed who attacks me a lot who plays very well. »
“I don’t fully realize that this is the end”
Did you prepare to retire before the match or do you think it starts now?
“No, I’ve been preparing for this for a while, even if I don’t fully realize that it’s the end because I think that turning a page of 20 years like I said on the court, that doesn’t is not done like that, with a snap of the fingers. It has been several months since January that I have been preparing to say goodbye to the Roland-Garros. I think my brain was hardened for that. I realize the situation and I am completely at peace with the end of my career. The moment I spent earlier on the court is unforgettable for me. This video that the communications people had prepared for me really touched me. To have this speaking time where I could express myself, it was a chance to be able to end this wonderful career with a beautiful moment of communion with the public. »
You posted a photo on your social media of you as a teenager playing here for the first time. What would today’s Alizé say to him?
“It’s not easy to prepare a 15-year-old girl for 20 years on the high-level circuit. Frankly, I don’t think I’ll tell her anything because she’ll get a little scared. She would say, “I’m not sure I want to do this in the end.” I will tell her to stay herself until the end, to accept herself as she is, not necessarily to fight to be perfect because she won’t be and she will lose a lot of energy trying to do so. ‘be. »
“An almost ready-made professional reconversion”
And now ?
“Now already digest all this. It’s true that I’m going to have to start a second chapter with a plunge into the unknown. Yes, I write my novels, I have my books, that reassures me. I have a career change that is almost ready to go. The pace of life will no longer be the same at all and that, obviously, is scary because when you have been on a mission for something for 20 years and suddenly it stops, you have to give meaning back to your life. life. We need to find a rhythm. You have to plan on something else: it requires a lot of psychological work and also to be well surrounded. I’m lucky to be one for psychological work, I’m going to get started on it now. »
2024-05-28 14:25:36
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