La marche était trop haute ce samedi pour Jasmine Paolini en finale de ce Roland-Garros 2024. Malgré un départ intéressant avec un break pour mener 2 jeux à 1, l'Italienne a ensuite été écrasée et n'a pu sauver qu'un seul petit jeu contre Iga Swiatek, victorieuse 6-2, 6-1. Cela n'enlève rien à la superbe quinzaine de Paolini, éblouissante jusqu'en finale. Elle sera d'ailleurs logiquement dans le Top 10 lundi, à la 7e place.
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00:00We have a question from the audience.
00:04Hi Jasmin, as a follow-up to the previous question, Chris and Martina, on the pitch,
00:15first of all, if you can tell us what Martina said that made you laugh at the beginning, if you remember,
00:20and then if having two champions like that next to you, although not from your generation,
00:26if it means anything. I got emotional, I'm telling you.
00:30Me too. They congratulated me on the tournament. It's nice to meet the legends of our sport.
00:42It's always an emotion, to do it in a premiere of a Slam final even more so.
00:49It was a special moment that I will definitely remember.
00:53I think she said, it's unbelievable here. And I said, you are unbelievable.
01:12Congratulations Jasmin for the tournament, for the whole team.
01:19Now you are number 7 in the world, so you are more aware of your means.
01:25As you said before, what matters are the results.
01:28Being in the top 10 gives you more confidence.
01:33Yes and no. It gives me confidence to play at this level.
01:46The ranking is a very trivial thing to say, but it's a consequence.
01:53It's a number that I honestly didn't expect before this tournament,
02:01and maybe not even before this year.
02:05I was hoping, honestly, because I was getting closer,
02:09but I was trying not to think too much about it because I didn't want to put further pressure on myself.
02:15I'm happy to be number 7 in the world, it makes me feel a bit strange,
02:20but I'm trying to stay focused on the tournaments.
02:25The goal is to get out on the pitch and try to do well.
02:29Yes, to do well when I play in tournaments.
02:34Then that comes later.
02:38I wanted to connect with this.
02:40You say number 7 is a consequence, but after 15 days like this,
02:46in a magical bubble, unbelievable as you said to Martina,
02:52but now you are playing in very high-profile tournaments,
02:57so until the quarter-finals you are not among the strongest in the world.
03:00You are basically with one foot almost in the finals.
03:05Oh my God!
03:18Do you think you are already realizing this new dimension?
03:21Will it be something you will realize after the tournament?
03:24In these 15 days, have you understood the level you are playing at?
03:31Look, more than feeling in one position or another,
03:39I'm trying to get out on the pitch.
03:43Nobody gives you anything.
03:45I think it's important to get out on the pitch and try to improve every day.
03:54If you don't add things to my game, to my physique, to my head,
04:02it's difficult to maintain.
04:05It's difficult to improve, but to maintain a good level,
04:09there is a lot of work behind it.
04:14I honestly don't want to look too far ahead.
04:19I'm number 7 in the world since Monday.
04:22I'm happy about that,
04:24but I want this to motivate me to try to improve even more,
04:29to get out on the pitch and do things even better than I'm doing now.
04:35At least try to do them better.
04:40There is still the double, the ball has not yet exploded.
04:46It's possible that there will be more pressure on Monday,
04:51more requests from the media, TV appearances and things like that.
04:56I wanted to know if you have already thought about what you will do
05:04and how you will deal with a different dimension,
05:09Yasmin, being the same player who has worked hard and achieved these results,
05:16even if there won't be just you and me talking in a small room,
05:20but there will be a room like this.
05:26It may be a little different, I don't know, I sincerely hope so.
05:32I always try to tell myself,
05:34if there is more time to spend in the press, if I have more requests,
05:42it means that I'm doing well on the pitch.
05:45For me it's the most important thing.
05:51I'm happy about this,
05:57I'm happy because it's a consequence of my results.
06:01I sincerely hope it continues like this.
06:05Yes?
06:07How would you describe being there against Sviante when she's playing,
06:13how she played after the 2-1 lead you had?
06:18How do you try to stop her when she's at that level?
06:26It's difficult, it's difficult.
06:28You have to make little mistakes, keep your intensity,
06:30play long and try to be aggressive as soon as you have an easier ball.
06:36But it's not easy, it wasn't easy for me.
06:43It's a challenge, as I said, in this very difficult moment in our women's sport.
06:56I don't know how to do it.
06:59You have to play long, keep your intensity, which is very difficult,
07:03and try to be as aggressive as possible.
07:06It's not easy, it's not that she can do it.
07:14I wanted to know from you, are you like this, were you born like this,
07:17or in your reasoning, in the things you say,
07:20which are very direct, very simple and very profound,
07:24how much of this result is due to what you say and what you discuss with Renzo?
07:32He's a bit like your mental coach.
07:37He tells you about his career, for example,
07:41how he was younger, how he had the racket,
07:44how he had to face people who were much more powerful.
07:47There's also what he brings to your mind.
07:50How does it work between you?
07:52Obviously there's also that.
07:54We're on the same wavelength.
07:59We try to talk a lot.
08:01Our goal is always to go out on the pitch and add things to my game,
08:09to add people to our team who can help us.
08:14But at the same time,
08:17we try to live it with serenity, as he always tells me.
08:26And joy, because in my opinion,
08:30for someone like me, it's important to go out on the pitch and have fun.
08:37Try to enjoy the moment, as I always say.
08:41But I think it's fundamental.
08:45So yes, there's that, but I think we're similar in that respect.
08:52Maybe that's why we got on so well.
08:55Well done for everything.
08:59Two questions.
09:00One is almost embarrassing.
09:02What do you do with all this money?
09:05No, because nobody talks about it.
09:07You try to be a gentleman.
09:11But have you thought about it?
09:13You buy a house, a car, you give something to your mum.
09:16What do you do?
09:19I haven't thought about it yet, honestly.
09:23I haven't thought about it yet.
09:28I'm a very simple person.
09:30I don't know, we'll see.
09:31I'll think about it.
09:32I'll let you know.
09:33Send me a bonus.
09:36Let's say you dream of playing better against a woman like Laszlo Wiontek.
09:43How do you do it?
09:44You can't train with another woman.
09:46Nobody plays as well as you do.
09:48I thought about it while I was playing.
09:50You have to play with a man who plays well.
09:54I wanted to tell you this.
09:55Years ago, Williams played against the centre of the world and won a draw.
10:00If Laszlo Wiontek played against a man like him,
10:03what could allow him to be better than the first 10, 20, 30 or 40?
10:11How do you find someone to train with, someone who plays like him?
10:17I thought about it.
10:20The ball comes really fast.
10:23It takes your time.
10:25It's like he's a man.
10:28So I thought, maybe I should play more often with men who play well.
10:36But also close to the pitch.
10:39I often play with my brother, who plays well.
10:45But I let the ball drop a bit.
10:48Here, the ball comes back immediately.
10:53So I thought about it.
10:55We'll talk about it with Renzo.
10:57Maybe I'll try to play with people who try to take my time.
11:02The ball is heavier for me.
11:04I'll try to be more ready if there's a next time I play against her.
11:17Renzo is three metres behind Riga di Fondo.
11:20So he leaves me all the time I want.
11:24He'd be the first to say no.
11:27When he has to warm me up, he says no.
11:33Congratulations, Jasmin.
11:35Two quick questions.
11:37The first one.
11:38I'd like to know.
11:39In the other games, after the win, you said that the key,
11:42the secret of those wins,
11:44was that you managed to play more with your heart than your head.
11:49I'd like to know if in this game,
11:51in this final, you played more with your heart or your head.
11:54The second question is a request for help.
11:57Here in Paris, I'm stormed by questions from French and international journalists.
12:02They all ask me the same question.
12:04But what is the secret of Italian tennis?
12:06I don't know what to answer.
12:08What is the secret of your success in this season and your generation?
12:12Thank you.
12:14There aren't many secrets.
12:18In my opinion,
12:22there are so many young players who push each other.
12:28It's great to have so many Italian players who are doing well.
12:32We train together.
12:36In my opinion, there are a lot of tournaments in Italy,
12:39such as Challenger,
12:41which have now increased the number of women's tournaments.
12:45There are also opportunities,
12:49like Wild Card, to play,
12:51to compete with high-level players,
12:53and maybe to get there a bit earlier,
12:57to get into the slams, etc.
13:01I forgot the other question.
13:05Today I tried to play with everything I had,
13:08in the sense that I tried to think of what could annoy them.
13:14At the same time, I did it trying to give it all to myself.
13:20It's a sport where you have to put your head and your heart,
13:25but also your physique, shots, a lot of things.
13:28And sometimes that's not enough.
13:38You