Pouille emotionally reflects on his injury: "It's a terrible tear"

Arthur Millot

le 16/03/2025 à 15h28

1 min to read

Lille Pouille

During the final of the Lille Challenger on February 9, Lucas Pouille had to withdraw due to an ankle injury. After several examinations, the results revealed a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. At 31 years old, the Northerner's career could have ended there.

In an Amazon Prime documentary, Pouille revisited his injury during the final:

"He hits a drop shot. I want to move, but my leg stays stuck to the ground. My foot doesn't lift, and I fall. At that moment, I felt like a big racket hit, as if someone had struck me from behind.

I immediately knew it was the tendon, that it was going to be a long recovery, and that it was potentially over. In my mind, at that moment, I thought it was impossible to come back and play at a high level.

At that instant, it's a terrible tear. So, it's going to end like this. You never know how a career will end. It's something you dread as you approach the end. I really don't want to finish like this."