Yuan Yue: Before the game, I felt that I could win against Paulini, and I no longer made excuses for myself when I lost

On May 25, local time, on the first day of the French Open, Yuan Yue played in the first round of singles at Susan Lenglen Stadium, and faced last year's women's singles runner-up and No. 4 seed Paulini, she resisted stubbornly, and finally stopped 1-6/6-4/3-6.

Yuan Yue in the game

Photo: Li Jianyi

Summing up the performance of the game, Yuan Yue said that before the game, he thought he could win the game, so he was disappointed in the loss. "I know she's a Rome champion and a world No. 4, I've played her a few times, I know her better, and before I fought I really thought I could win, so I was a little disappointed when I lost. I didn't find my rhythm in the first set, I started to get into the groove in the second set, and in the third set I felt like I had a good chance to win the match, but after 3-2 I made too many mistakes, and I should have played a little more carefully in the last three games, when the opponent didn't play the winning point, probably waiting for my mistakes. The next time I'm scorched at the score, I think I can be a little more patient and focused. ”

Yuan Yue also said that he has grown in mentality this year. "In the past, I didn't lose a lot of fights and I would say to myself, 'If I can beat her on hard court,' but this year I'm not going to allow myself to say that because I'm making excuses for myself, why can't I win on clay if I can win against this opponent on hard court? Now I feel more and more like not to give myself too many definitions and rules. I have different expectations for myself this year and I would like to look forward to beating a player who is very good on clay, which is also a big confidence boost. ”

"Actually, I've been a little anxious lately, and I've played better on clay this year than last year, but why did last year's ranking reach more than 30, and this year's ranking once fell outside 100, why did the WTA Tour lose so many games in a row? Even though I was able to get so close to the world No. 4 today, I still lost the result, so I think there must be a problem. I hope that in the future training and competitions, I will discuss with the coach [in this regard] and not always say "as long as you play well", because if you can't win all the time, it will be a problem. ”

"I used to feel like I had a hard road ahead of me because every athlete has a lot of pressure from all sides. I chatted with Wu Yixuan two days ago, and I found that he is a very strong person, he can't play many matches in a year, but he still believes in himself so much in every race, I wonder why I don't have that confidence? At least I can play on the court, so I think I should be braver. ”