“Cook, bake, paint”: Teichmann fights his way out of the bear market creatively

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The stands in Jil Teichmann’s tennis life were scarce. In Strasbourg it was over in the eighth finals, in Rome, Madrid, Charleston and Miami in the first round. “I’m going through a difficult phase, I have a lot of tight matches that I end up losing,” the 25-year-old from Biel said in Madrid a month ago. You have “unfortunately no magic trick” to bring about the instant turnaround.

Well: maybe not a magic trick, but a few activities that help the current number 75 in the world clear his head during such difficult times. Teichmann says, “My friends and family always give me energy and motivation.” But she also gains strength and confidence in “completely different things”. As? “Cooking, baking or painting. It just has to be creative, then I enjoy it.”

«I like to play in Paris»

Hours in which she can completely switch off are important to her. They make it easier for her to fully focus on tennis again. Like now at the French Open, where Sara Errani (36) is waiting at the start (Sunday evening). The Italian is only five places better than her, but was clearly behind her in the standings for a long time.

The fact that this has now shifted is due to Teichmann’s ranking crash due to their prolonged bear market. At the end of January, she was still number 28 in the world.

In Roland Garros she exudes a lot of confidence despite numerous setbacks. She says, “I love playing here.” In Paris last year, she achieved her best result so far at a Grand Slam tournament with the eighth finals: “It gives me a lot of energy and self-confidence. Just like the knowledge that I kept working hard on myself. The condition is good, succeeding and ball feeling are better again. »

And she also knows that if she finds the same creative ways on the field as she does off it, the fun will come back there too.

Source : Blick