The 26 year old says she is trying to remain fit as well as keep busy by doing daily chores like cooking, cleaning and also doing puzzles and hopes the quarantine period is lifted soon so that everyone can get back to normal life. Welcome to the #RafaNadalAcademy @CaroGarcia ‼️ We hope you are enjoying your days training at the Academy, it's a pleasure having you here pic.twitter.com/d4nf1aZn93 — Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar (@rnadalacademy) February 4, 2020, Dominic Thiem: No other player can be compared to 'one of a kind' Roger Federer, 'If Federer doesn’t feel like he’s capable of making a deep run...', says ATP legend, McEnroe: 'People can even say that with Roger Federer and Nadal around...', 'Rafael Nadal won’t be suggesting he plays a lot of night matches', says former No. Playing the US Open or Roland-Garros behind closed doors: would you still like to play? We needed a bit of time to adjust, but we did great in the end. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. “I try to accept things as they are, to the best of my ability, to put priorities one behind the other, but […] Knowing that it was going to be so difficult physically, even if she had worked a lot, it is not the same thing. After her second-round exit from Australian Open 2020, she flew to Manacor to train at the world-class academy. “Yes, the WTA is doing a really good job of staying in touch with us and keeping us informed. “It would be better than nothing, that’s what I’m trying to tell myself. With their victory, Team France lifted up the Fed Cup 2019 title. WTA - Caroline Garcia est confinée à Manacor : "On dirait un film" Il y a dix jours encore, le programme des prochaines semaines ressemblait à un véritable casse-tête pour les joueuses. We’re safe, we’re fine here, we wouldn’t be better elsewhere. It would be good for tennis, for the fans, it would be easier for everyone. En temps normal, Caroline Garcia devrait être en train de préparer le tournoi de Miami, l'un des plus importants de la saison. Caroline Garcia got stuck in Manacor during the lockdown, while training at the Rafa Nadal Academy facilities. These are two entities that are already quite strong now and have strongly developed their own side. Former World Number four Garcia’s 2019 season ended in a victorious manner. Former World Number four Garcia’s 2019 season ended in a victorious manner. It's a little more Zen, a little quieter,." But behind closed doors, it won’t be the same at all. Then post her quarterfinal defeat in her home city Lyon, Garcia came back to Manacor to practice tennis. 46 in the rankings and recently lost in the second round of the Australian Open. I left with the suitcase prepared for Indian Wells. How is it going for you now that the lockdown has started to be lifted? MARCH 24, 2020 05:00 by LEONARDO GIL | LEER 918. Caroline Garcia | EFE. And now I’m able to hit on the court again, which can also be tricky because of the lack of goals. Then for sure there will be a short break of 10 days or two weeks, with still some training sessions, because training for four months without going out as much as I’m used to, it’s a risk to end in a burnout mentally if I go on like this. We went out every evening at 8 p.m. to applaud, like the whole street. After her second-round exit from Australian Open 2020, she flew to Manacor to train at the world-class academy. I’m used to training on my own, and even when I was practising near Lyon at French Federation facilities I couldn’t find players of the desired level, even if now it’s a bit less the case. Garcia has dropped to No. There were a lot of new exercises. Last year, she won a title in Nottingham, UK after defeating Donna Vekic in the finals. Can you train normally again? In other sports, it is quite rare to have exactly the same identity for men and women. Some days, sure, I didn’t feel like training but I kept telling myself that it would help me to stay in shape. Caroline Garcia | EFE. Caroline Garcia en cuarentena en la Academia Rafael Nadal en Manacor. In the morning and in the evening, I feel like I'm in a movie. Pour tenter de remonter au classement, Caroline Garcia a décidé de profiter de cette semaine sans compétition pour aller s’entrainer du côté de Manacor à la Rafa Nadal Academy. “There is containment, but it is much quieter than some big cities in Europe. First of all, there wasn’t really anything else to do because we couldn’t get out. I never really believed that we wouldn’t play anymore in 2020, and even less now.”. Bouchard also caught up briefly with Garcia’s longtime coach and father, Louis-Paul, to get his take on the last three months and his plan for the rest of the season. One needs to be able to adjust. I focus on trying to stay in the moment and on what I can control. Have you had the opportunity to cross paths with Rafael Nadal? After his victory at the London Masters last November, Stefanos Tsitsipas explained in a press conference that he had left social networks : "It is a waste of energy for my brain and my thoughts" She was recently spotted training at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Manacor. ... Tenis Historias; La francesa Caroline García ha estado encerrada como todos los demás tenistas de la Academia Rafael Nadal en Manacor, España, y dice que nunca antes había experimentado algo así como el cierre de su vida. In Manacor, she is not supposed to train outdoors, rather indoor arrangements have been made for her. Have you discovered any new hobbies during the lockdown? It’s tougher for him to adjust to hard courts so he prefers to start by it, it seems.”, On social media, we’ve seen you working a lot on your fitness during the whole lockdown time, yet it must have been tough to get motivated…, “Yes, I had to stay motivated, that’s for sure (she laughs). She trains for two hours a day. So we came back. 4 Caroline Garcia has decided to take advantage of not playing any tournaments this week by going to Manacor to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy there.