The brutal self -criticism of the victim of Navone in Madrid Open: “I can’t continue like this”

Complicated epochs crosses French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (37 °), which broke over the circuit in the last season and now suffers the usual adaptation period, increased Wednesday by falling 6-4 and 6-4 against the Argentine Mariano Navone (85 °) In the first round of the Masters 1000 from Madrid.

After climbing more than 100 positions in the ATP world ranking during 2024 to settle among the 50 best, the native of Lyon, 21 years and 203 centimeters of stature, does not find its place in the Tourthe one who won deservedly by proclaiming himself in his hometown and in Basel, advancing until the round of Wimbledon and taking over Lucky Loser the most projection player award of the year.

“Until 3-3 (0-30) was not bad. After that there was a great vacuum that I don’t know how to explain. A small grain of sand that came to disturb what was doing quite well until then. I locked myself in many things, I showed the opposite of what I do in the training, “began the owner of four Challenger titles, who totaled 38 non -forced errors against just 10 of the albiceleste.

Subsequently, the powerful Gallic, which gave in a premiere for fifth occasion on the calendar, fourth consecutive, after Miami, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, ​​confessed: “My games have not been very good for a while, I need to find out why. We will have to do a cold analysis and clarify the situation. We cannot continue like this, but we will crash against a wall. They are the same matches that are repeated again and again, so there has to be a change in my game to wait better. “

“The most important thing is to be linked to the team and see how we can improve it. Sometimes on the court everything is a bit confusingintentions are no longer very clear. That happens when you lack trust and you ask yourself more questions, “said Emmanuel Planque’s pupil, which appeared for the first time at the Spanish event.

Finally, Mpetshi Perricard deepened the analysis of his actuality, as well as sown optimism for the future: “We have time before Rome, We will have to improve many things. I don’t think the game is really the problembecause I am playing well in training. That is the most frustrating. Is more in the headbut that is something very important. I hope to be mentally prepared for Rome. “

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