Women's Tennis Blog · Mar 24, 2025
Retirement wasn’t for her: Alize Cornet comes back after 10 months!
Alize Cornet’s retirement from professional tennis seemed to be set in stone after her emotional first-round loss to Zheng Qinwen at Roland Garros last year.The 35-year-old Frenchwoman appeared ready to call it a career, bidding farewell during a tribute on Court Philippe-Chatrier. As a video montage of her illustrious career played on the big screen, Cornet wiped away tears, marking what seemed like the final chapter. However, it turns out that the farewell ceremony was premature—the 35-year-old has decided that being away from the tour isn’t for her, at least not just yet.