“It was normal but it was strange. I needed a week to get myself back together. I knew what I had to do better, and I really hyper focused on those first two rounds here. I think I did that really well, but at the same time, I know these Chinese girls are working so hard to beat all of the players here. So it’s going to be a tough summer.”
This summer includes the Paralympics, with the tennis events hosted at Roland-Garros from August 30th to September 7th.
“I always like the clay as sort of a challenge. It’s a little bit more difficult for us in comparison with hard court. But I always love the feeling that over here I can invite all of my family. It feels almost like a home tournament,” the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medallist added.
“I’m not actually sure today it will give me a lot of confidence. It wasn’t my best match, but already playing at Chatrier, which is going to be one of the main courts for us at the Paralympics, is very good, getting to know what it looks like. There were a lot of people watching us, and they were really engaged into the game, so that was really good to feel.”