Caroline Garcia: "People do not realize but 4th in the world or Top 10 in tennis, it's those who fight for the Golden Ball in Foot"

Caroline Garcia: "People do not realize but 4th in the world or Top 10 in tennis, it's those who fight for the Golden Ball in Foot"

Did you have idols or not at all? When I was 15, 16, 17, there were Federer and Nadal, already!They are the ones who inspired me.Federer in relation to his style of play, the attacker.And his attitude.And Nadal is the attitude on the court too, its intensity, its commitment.It is quite extraordinary because we see how much between his first Roland-Garros won in 2005 and today he managed to evolve in his game.He has renewed himself, technically he improved, tactically he is more aggressive when he has always been one of the best and he has always won.This desire to always seek to advance your game ... And when you see Djokovic chaining Friday and Sunday this year to Roland-Garros two 4 hours at high intensity games, it is something that impresses me as a tennis passion.I was dazzled by what he managed to do, the tenacity he showed in the final (won on June 13 against Stefanos Tsitsipas after being carried out two sets at zero, editor's note).In the past, it was said that he was getting angry, that he did not have such a beautiful attitude as Federer and Nadal, but there frankly, he was impressive.

It is because you admire a player like Rafael Nadal that you regularly train in his academy in Mallorca for 18 months? We got closer to the Academy because I was often training.I have my coach, my father, my sparring-share ... so I was not really all alone but there were no other people who trained next to you, who create this emulation that can youadvance.And it is from time to time to change the environment, to do internships on the right and on the left, to take advice, opinions, even indirectly.We also knew Gabriel Urpi very well (his coach since May 2021, editor's note) who had just arrived at the Academy, he came from the French female team of Fed Cup ... All this was that it was the right timing forgo look somewhere else.It went well.And in an academy, you have children aged 10-12 who dream of becoming pro, others to learn to play tennis, others who just want to go to university ... whatever the level, everythingThe world trains hard, spend hours on the ground.It feels good to see this, to see this passion for tennis that prevails.Because that’s why we all started this sport, no matter what dream that we want to come after.It did me good to go there.

Caroline Garcia : “Les gens ne se rendent pas compte mais 4è mondiale ou Top 10 au tennis, c'est ceux qui se battent pour le Ballon d’Or en foot”

You were able to rub shoulders with Rafael Nadal and his team? Of course!They are really very open.Nadal comes very often, he passes, he plays, he goes to the restaurant, very quiet.I already rubbed shoulders with it on the circuit so he knew more or less who I was.His uncle Toni is there too, Carlos Moya his coach also.They are very pleasant, with strong family values, quite relaxed.It’s very nice to be there.

Beyond tennis, I have the impression that it changed you as a person this exile, right? Of course, it made me evolve.I really appreciate Spanish values, it's natural enough for me.There was the covid too.Confainment forced us to live a little without having a specific purpose.I learned patience, management of uncertainty while tennis is a very organized sport with your tournaments, your trips.You learn to put things into perspective.All this made that I grew up personally.Compared to what I want to do, my passion for tennis, how I want to live and also enjoy.