Gilles Simon is inexorably approaching the end of his career, planned a priori for the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 (October 29 to November 6), where the FFT should logically grant him a wild card.
The Niçois obviously keeps this date in mind. He explained his abandonment at 1is round of Challenger de Mouilleron-le-Captif against Kenny de Schepper (7−6 (2), 6–6, ab), while leading 2–0 in the second set tie‐break.
« I took a discharge in the pubis on the previous service game. During the tie-break, I took three in a row in two points: in service, in forehand then on the return. It would have been difficult to go further without making everything worse. I preferred to stop. No, because I was in pain and I couldn’t continue. It’s more of a wise decision. I’ve played a lot of matches, I know how it ends. It’s not worth shooting the next four weeks for a game that’s already badly embarked »said the former 6e worldwide in remarks reported by West France.
Published on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 10:15 a.m.