A few days earlier, Pierre-Hugues Herbert confided the difficulty of leaving his loved ones prematurely, just after Christmas, to fly to the Australian Tennis tour. Arrived at Canberra for his first Challenger tournament of the year, the Bas-Rhinois, seeded n°1 in qualifying, did not find his rhythm. Out of first balls (46%) and ineffective on his break opportunities (0/5), he lost to the young Australian who died of starvation Edward Winter20 years old and 593rd in the world. The score is clear: 6-1, 6-2, in just 1h08.
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“Becoming a different player in a week at the Australian Open”
After this defeat, Pierre-Hugues Herbert has – once again – shared his feelings on Instagram. “The price to pay when you spend Christmas with your family in Europe, I think. There are no secrets“, he wrote. “Doubles and practice to become another player in a week at the Australian Open“, he concludes. In a second story, “P2H” was ironic by celebrating a chess victory: “I didn’t miss everything today. Am happy (laughing emoji). Despite everyone who advised me to stop playing tennis after this defeat, I am going back to train tomorrow.“The Habs, ranked 148th in the ATP, will try to bounce back during qualifying for the Australian Open (January 6-9).
