Amanda Anisimova has denied that her recent wrist injury had an effect on her performance as she exited Roland Garros.
The American fell short of the second week after a 6-3 4-6 7-6 defeat to Diane Parry on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The sixth seed did well to come back into the match but it was Parry who excelled her game when it mattered most to seal a big win.
After the match Anisimova admitted it wasn’t her day and gave credit to Parry for the victory, “Yeah, it was a really tough one today,” Anisimova started her press conference by saying.
“I thought I did my best to fight and stay in the match despite the way I was playing at times, but credit to her. I thought she played very well. Yeah, it’s a tough one for me for sure, but congrats to her and good luck for the rest of the tournament.
“I thought from the beginning it was really tough for me, because it was really hot, and I’m not feeling my best physically. Didn’t train yesterday, so I was dealing with something. Yeah, for me it was really hard out there. I tried to do my best until the last moment, but I feel like it just was getting worse and worse for me through the match.
“A lot of mistakes. It was just really disappointing for me, but I get it. At the same time, she was playing well, she stayed calm, and she did all the right things. All can I really do is accept that that’s the way it was. Then also in the end I got, like, a bunch of blisters on my hand, so it was really hard for me to hold the racquet and hit the ball. So just really unfortunate day.”
Heading into Roland Garros Anisimova withdrew from Madrid and Rome due to a wrist injury despite being in both cities.
Although Anisimova doesn’t feel the best physically still, Anisimova denied it was the wrist that was bothering her, “Yeah, I mean, apart from this, not bad, actually. I feel okay physically. Kind of hard to assess,” Anisimova said.
“I feel like I, even considering everything, I could have played better, so pretty disappointed. I probably just need to figure some things out for what to do differently next time. Yeah, my wrist feels not so bad after a few matches, so that’s a positive for sure.”
Anisimova will be hoping her wrist is fully healed in time for Wimbledon where she has final points to defend.
Speaking after her exit at Roland Garros Anisimova described playing in Paris as a ‘privilege’ as she aimed to put a positive light on the result, “No. I mean, making the, what, third round, I don’t even know, not a bad result,” Anisimova suggested.
“Of course, if I’m healthy enough, I want to play, so I don’t have any regrets at all. Yeah, it’s a privilege to play in the French Open. So, yeah, I’m happy with what I was able to get out of it and just learn, learn my lessons. So, yeah, and then hopefully the grass season is better for me.”
