This tournament was a real wake-up call for me," admits Jacquet

Kyrian Jacquet's run in Metz came to an end this Thursday in the quarter-finals against Cameron Norrie. Despite this defeat, the Frenchman is taking away a lot of positives, especially considering he had been eliminated in the qualifying rounds last Sunday.

Speaking to L'Équipe, he stated: "Even though it's hard to see the positive side right after the match, it was extremely interesting and there is a huge amount to take away from this quarter-final. I managed to maintain a truly exemplary attitude throughout the entire match.

That's what I'm really the most proud of. And that's also what allowed me to maintain a fairly high level of play. It's extremely interesting because I was neck-and-neck with a guy who is Top 30 in the world and who beat Carlos Alcaraz a week ago.

Of course, I know every match is different, but he's still a very tough opponent. And from being 4-1 down to him in the first set to 4-4 in the third, I was troubling him, and I could feel he wasn't entirely comfortable either.

The loss in the final round of qualifying really affected me. It led to a major period of self-reflection immediately afterwards.

That's why, in my next three matches, I had a truly impeccable attitude. As a result, my level of play inevitably rose. My coach and I will have a lot of discussions to analyze this match and this week.

But this tournament has really been a wake-up call for me.