Moments after losing a tight, gruelling first-round battle in the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon, Alexandra Cadantu silently exited the court alone, her head bowed and eyes clenched shut. She settled on a towel in the middle of the vast Roehampton field and picked up her phone to speak to her loved ones.
As the 29-year-old admitted, this was actually one of her least lonely losses in recent years – her father and manager had travelled to London and they were waiting in the wings to comfort her. But for every other week in the year, with her ranking of 205, the Romanian has no choice but to travel the world and suffer bitter defeats alone.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/30/living-on-a-shoestring-the-reality-of-tennis-below-the-world-of-wimbledon under the title “Living on a shoestring: the reality of tennis below the world of Wimbledon”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
