"There are plenty of extremely positive things," insists Rinderknech despite his elimination in the third round of Wimbledon

There are no more French players left in singles at Wimbledon, men or women. The last representative of French tennis in London, Arthur Rinderknech, will not be competing in the second week.

Forced to win his first two rounds over two days and in five sets against Alexander Zverev and Cristian Garin, the 29-year-old player, ranked 72nd in the world, couldn’t overcome Kamil Majchrzak in the third round (6-3, 7-6, 7-6). In a press conference, the Frenchman spoke after his elimination.

"My opponent played very well. I didn’t expect him to be so tough to play against—he really didn’t miss much. Sure, we weren’t on the same physical level, but there are matches won by the player who might be a bit more tired or who has spent a little more time on the court.

Fatigue is no excuse at all. I lost, but I gave it my all, I don’t have many regrets. He caused me a lot of trouble, so hats off to him. From the moment I play a first-round match like the one I had against Alexander Zverev, the win I got, it’s extremely hard to immediately reset emotionally and mentally to stay in the tournament.

I managed to do it in the second round, not without difficulty, because obviously it was very tough physically and mentally, but I held up well. Today, physically, I was there—not at 100% of my abilities, but I had what it took to win the match.

There are plenty of extremely positive things, that’s for sure. I’ll keep building and definitely kickstart my season from here. Against Zverev, it was my first win over a top 5 player, and what’s more, at a Grand Slam, on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.

I obviously can’t throw that in the trash just because I lost in the third round to someone within my reach. I can’t complain—it was a fantastic tournament. I had the best win and the greatest emotions of my career," Rinderknech elaborated to *L'Équipe*.