<img title="France&rsquo;s Alize Cornet (left) congratulates Caroline Garcia on her French Open fourth-round win yesterday. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jun/cornet-tennis.jpg" alt="France&rsquo;s Alize Cornet (left) congratulates Caroline Garcia on her French Open fourth-round win yesterday. Pic/AFP" /> France's Alize Cornet (left) congratulates Caroline Garcia on her French Open fourth-round win yesterday. Pic/AFP
Alize Cornet yesterday described her French Open embrace with compatriot Caroline Garcia as the "coldest kiss" she has received, backing her bitter rival to succeed at Roland Garros.
Cornet lost in straight sets to Garcia in the fourth round on Monday in the pair's first meeting since a fallout in April left them barely on speaking terms. Garcia had infuriated Cornet, as well as fellow French Open quarter-finalist Kristina Mladenovic, by pulling out of a Fed Cup tie at the 11th hour through injury. Cornet, Mladenovic as well as teammate Pauline Parmentier then all tweeted 'LOL' then.
After Monday's match, the two women surprisingly shook hands and embraced, a gesture greeted by huge applause from the Philippe Chatrier crowd. But Cornet wasn't letting her defeat pass quietly. "It was the coldest kiss I had in my life," said the 27-year-old after a 2-6, 4-6 loss.
"I was surprised. I was not expecting that she wanted to give me a kiss. And I liked it. It was good to finish on this note, I wouldn't have liked a handshake, like very cold. I'm not this kind of person. I'm a very nice person. I don't like the conflict. So I told her good luck, and I mean it."

Alize Cornet yesterday described her French Open embrace with compatriot Caroline Garcia as the&nbsp;"coldest kiss"&nbsp;she has received, backing her bitter rival to succeed at Roland Garros

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