Australian Open news: In conversation with Alizé Lim on Djokovic, Raducanu and TV presenting

Alizé Lim has not entirely given up on her dream of resuming her tennis career, but the 31-year-old French star who played Serena Williams at the French Open back in 2014 is also looking towards a new future.

Lim has been lighting up the Eurosport screens throughout the French Open, as she has been the face of the network’s comprehensive coverage of the Australian Open.

Working in the studio with eight-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander and former British No.1 Tim Henman, Lim admits the transition from the court to the TV studio has been challenging, as she sat down for an exclusive interview with Tennis365 that touched on all the hot tennis topics at the top of the current agenda.

It was amazing. Maybe some people who don’t usually talk about tennis or want to watch the Australian Open might start thinking about it. It’s sad that the attention is drawing on that situation because we all want to focus on the tennis.

For me, he’s still a great champion in what he’s achieved and when this turns it around and starts winning, people will move on. This story is so big. I even unfollowed some people on Twitter because it was too much. It’s making me anxious because I cannot help still but have empathy because I’m a tennis player myself. And situation I read in the news about a tennis player I’m going to think how would it feel if I was there, like I picture myself being in that situation immediately and I’m thinking I would have a rash everywhere and not sleep at all. It makes me anxious just thinking about it. 

In the long term for sure she’s going to have big moments again and I’m sure of that but right now at the Australian Open I don’t know her very well so I don’t know what she’s thinking or how she’s feeling. No-one