2023-07-04 16:48:34
Jérémy Chardy’s farewell to tennis on Court No. 1 at Wimbledon only lasted 115 minutes. The fault of a Carlos Alcaraz determined to save himself as much as possible so as not to undermine his chances of final victory at the London Grand Slam, but also of a level of play largely insufficient on the part of the now 542nd in the world. Well helped by a few big first balls, the Frenchman still saved his honor so as not to leave on a humiliation which would not have paid tribute to his fine career.
Even if the last months of the Palois on the world circuit do not illustrate it, with only one small victory over the last 23 months (against Daniel Galan at the Australian Open), he was indeed one of the big regulars in the top 100, which he left only a few short weeks during his fourteen best seasons between 2008 and 2021. His quarter-final at the Australian Open 2013, obtained with great difficulty thanks in particular to a success against Juan Martin del Potro, then 7th player in the world, will even allow him to reach the 25th place in the world.
An explosive serve-forehand sequence
This was not the only achievement of the new coach of Ugo Humbert. Taking advantage of his violent forehand, which constantly knocked out his opponents, Jérémy Chardy knocked twelve members of the top 10 over the course of his career. Even the greats Roger Federer and Andy Murray will suffer the power of Pau, respectively during the Masters 1000 in Rome in 2014 and Cincinnati in 2012.
It must be said that the Frenchman has arguments to make. “He is a boy who has fantastic weapons in his game, namely his serve and his forehand. Those two shots are incredible,” said Guy Forget at 20 minutes in 2015. It is this sequence that allowed him to believe in the third set against Carlos Alcaraz, where he led 4-2 for a moment, before finally losing in three sets (6-0, 6 -2, 7-5).
Tennis in the skin
Appreciated and respected on the circuit, Jérémy Chardy has found a place in world tennis, and is not going to move away from it completely despite his retirement. Coach of Ugo Humbert since July 2022, he will continue to take care of Messin, which he brought back from 157th to 39th place in the world. “I was not well, I hardly wanted to play anymore. And Jim was the only one who was there for me,” recounted, at The Teamthe left-hander, who had a very delicate period after the Tokyo Olympics.
A year later, the duo still works as well, and Ugo Humbert has found his game, even on clay where he had never shone. “Before, I didn’t feel comfortable on the circuit. Since he has been there, everything has been much better, ”assures the Messin. A pair well launched therefore which must now continue, especially since the Frenchman, just 25 years old, still has good years ahead of him.
In addition to his player costume, which he has only just put away definitively, and that of coach, the Pau also dons that of tournament director. At the initiative of the Teréga Open de Pau in 2019, Jérémy Chardy has progressed his tournament to become a Challenger 125. A way for the Frenchman to leave his mark on Pyrenean tennis, and to participate in the advent of young tricolors.
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