Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo French pronunciation: is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon, and also won a Silver Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth5 July 1979
CountryFrance
senior player thinking
I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into the seniors. I was one of them at the time long time ago now.
sleep tennis able
Unlike in my young days I'm not able to eat, drink and sleep tennis.
want wells tournaments
When you start off a new tournament, you want to do well.
guy together where-you-are
You have to adjust to where you are but the French are all together - the guys and the women. It's good.
moving exercise two
The more kilos you have to move around, the more it weighs on your knees. Then of course in terms of stamina, the way you move around, it's a little extra. It might not be much, but when you exercise with two, three extra kilos, you can feel a difference; it's important.
growing-up winning thinking
Another factor is the education and culture in which you grow up. I didn't grow up in the culture of victory, where you are expected to be or have to be, the best. It was not at all like that in my family. Tennis was really a hobby. If it led to something, great. If not, there were other things in life. I think that was something I was missing at some points in my career, because when I see Hingis or the Williamses, you see how they were educated for this: to win, to be the best, a bit the American mentality. Number one. Number one. Number one. I didn't have this.
long stuff ready
My coach told me I had to expect, you know, some long rallies and stuff. So, you know, I was ready for this.
feelings asking pressure
The day I stop feeling the pressure and I'm just enjoying myself and taking it easy is when I'm 35, asking for a wild card and playing mixed doubles with Arnaud Clement.
thinking years trying
I think I have handled things pretty well last year and this. What I have to do now is try do it even better.
winning years half
When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasnt the case. I struggled.
life-lesson lessons way
Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.
confidence amelie grew
Right now I have more confidence in myself. I grew up.
convinced despite injury squad strong ties win won
We have a very strong squad and I'm convinced I'm not the only one able to win a singles. We have won many ties despite injury worries.