Timea Bacsinszky has had a long and complex relationship with tennis, and many of her career chapters have played out in Paris.
The 27-year-old walked away from the court in 2013 after struggles with her "pushy parent" father ruined her desire to play. She instead started pursuing a career in hotel management in Switzerland.
Then, while in the midst of transitioning away from tennis, she was notified by Roland Garros that her ranking of No. 211 was enough to land her in the qualifying draw. Without any proper preparation, Bacsinzky hopped in a car and showed up. She would lose her first match, but that didn’t really matter, her love for tennis was rekindled—only now she would do things her way.