Slowly, Lucas Pouille climbs the slope. After making it to 10to In the world rankings in 2018, the Frenchman has dropped all the way down to 454 in the ATP rankings over the past three years.to place. It’s a tough time to live through for someone who significantly won the Davis Cup with France in 2017 or even was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in 2019 and now finds himself playing in many minor division equivalent Challenger-level tournaments. “Last year, it was hard to accept that I was no longer the actress I was.“, says Lucas Pouille in an interview Le Figaro It was published on Wednesday, April 5th. “I didn’t have the humility to fight against very good players. Now it’s clear in my head. I mourned who I could have been in the past. I agree to be a Challenger player.“
Lucas Pouille has come a long way since the 29-year-old man was nearing the end of his career:In April of last year, I did a forehand in training and broke my rib. I can’t get up on my own the next day. It was very difficult mentally because I felt good again. I told myself that I was no longer created for the higher level and that I had been striving in vain for three years. I hurt all the time. I’ve never chained months without injury. And each time I continued, I re-injured myself.“
“I was sorry. I got to a point where I couldn’t sleep at night.“, continues Lucas Pouille.”Sometimes I drank alone and always saw everything black. I couldn’t go on like this, I said to myself. And in one of my many insomnias, I decided to say stop. Last June, I was in England to play a tournament. A photo of my daughter (Rose, born January 2021) arrives on my cell phone in the middle of the night. I told myself I had to go home or I would hit the wall and risk my mental health. I’ve decided to give up tennis entirely. I intended to announce my retirement. My surroundings told me not to make it hot and not to close the door completely. So I remained silent and invisible on social media for months.“
Finally, Lucas Pouille decides to fight his demons: “In November I went to Bercy to attend Gilles’ (Simon) last game. Pierre-Hugues (Herbert) then asks me to hit the ball with him. I was moderately hot, my rackets had been hidden behind the garage for five months. And finally, I had a lot of fun playing it again. I meet the press again and they ask me a question about the Olympics. I bend down and spontaneously say that I want to participate. And in the taxi that takes us back to the hotel, I announce to my wife that I am continuing my career.“Paris 2024 has a long road ahead for Lucas Pouille as the main goal:”I never had the opportunity to compete in the Olympics. I think on June 15th 2024 all players will know the qualifiers. At least I’ll have to be in the top 50 in the world.“
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Source: Programme Television
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