It was on the terrace of the Ness by D-Ocean hotel overlooking the beach and its lagoon that Julien Guerrier answered our questions. Very close to victory twice in 2022 on the DP World Tour, the French golfer is obviously betting on a first success in 2023. But not only. Interview.
With Grégory Havret, Julien Guerrier is the headliner of this 9th French Open professional doubles. Before setting off this Friday with his friend Thomas Rouyer, he devoted a quarter of an hour to us. In total relaxation.
Julien Guerrier, statements"No, this is, I believe, my third or fourth presence here in Reunion. The last time I took part in this tournament was five or six years ago. For me, the main idea of my presence here is to have a good time with my friend (Editor's note, he teams up with Thomas Rouyer) and to play in competition. It's good to have a card in your pocket, to face other players and to work on the background in order to be ready for the first big meetings in January on the European Tour... In a professional career, the high level is obviously important but you also have to live, have a good time.
"Yes! I was supposed to play these doubles Internationals last year but I had the Covid two days before. So I had promised Thomas that we were going to do it again in 2022. I therefore organized my end-of-year calendar around that... In a professional career, the high level is obviously important but you have to also live, have a good time. We are under stress all year round. December is a month where there are no big tournaments… And then South Africa, to be frank, I find it difficult to shine there… Out of the eighteen times I have played in this country , I only spent three cuts. The ratio is not very good (laughs).
"At the end of 2021, I was a little nervous about my game because I was making a lot of cuts but I was finishing quite far in the rankings (Editor's note, 27 tournaments played, 18 cuts cleared, a top 10). I finished between 30th and 40th place… In the soft belly, what. Where there are not many points to take… So I thought to myself that it was necessary to do better in the top 5 or the top 10 and miss more cuts. It's more lucrative somewhere. I did it in 2022 (Editor's note, 24 tournaments played, 10 cuts cleared, two 3rd places, two top 10s). But in the end, I especially want to have a little more consistency in my game. That's what I'm aiming for in 2023".
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