He was one of the favorites to occupy the position of captain of the French Davis Cup team after the departure of Sébastien Grosjean, who left to coach Arthur Fils. But Gilles Simon was not chosen by the FFT Comex, who preferred Paul-Henri Mathieu, with whom he was in a balance.
“It is very cold”
The former 6th player in the world, very interested in the position of captain of the Blues, had hopes of being selected but was ultimately very disappointed. So he preferred to be ironic about the situation. “ It’s been very, very cold since yesterday, hasn’t it? Surely winter is coming », wrote Gilles Simon on his X account (ex-Twitter). A feeling shared by Julien Benneteau, already captain of the French Fed Cup team, also a candidate to coach the Blues, who responded to Gilles Simon’s tweet: I also said to myself, that must be it.
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2023-11-19 11:33:24
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