Flipkens before Wimbledon and his last singles: “Enjoying with my family and friends”

Junior winner in 2003 and singles semi-finalist in the main draw in 2013, the 36-year-old Campinoise will play the last singles tournament of her career there. “Honestly, I don’t have any particular expectations for Wimbledon,” she told Belga. “Over the next few days, I will above all try to recover well in order to be able to start this tournament in good shape. I still feel some pain here and there. A lot will obviously depend on the draw, since I will not be the head of the series. In any case, I am not putting any pressure on myself and I will enjoy this last Wimbledon 100% with my family and friends. And I hope that I will be able to show off my best tennis one last time.”

We can also wonder, given her latest results, with a quarter-final in Rosmalen and a victory against Elise Mertens (WTA 30) in Eastbourne, why Kirsten Flipkens decided to end her career in singles after Wimbledon. But she’s not going to change her mind.

“I remain fully behind this decision,” she continued. “Tennis is not limited to four weeks on grass. If there were only grass tournaments all year round, I could still possibly consider it,” she smiled. “But that’s not the case. There are many other matches on other surfaces and you have to be able to continue making the sacrifices every day to train. Physically, my body is no longer able to withstand every week all this effort and pushing your limits. In short, it’s very good like that.”

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