“I went looking for what tennis really gave me, the encounters, the strong moments, the difficult moments. I wanted to know myself better. A form of therapy? Yes everyone says it. When you do such research on yourself, it’s because you are ready to show people who you really are. You have to go through different trials in your life and accept all that. I wanted to convey certain things. It did me a lot of good. I really worked, it took us two years to do it. And it’s not over, there will be other books because I still have stories to tell. »
“A person like Jo (Tsonga) or Gilles (Simon), who know the team well enough to start in February, would be more judicious”
On the Davis Cup captaincy
“About fifteen of us were approached and I find Gilles (Moretton’s) approach intelligent. Thanks for doing it. Even if I hate the format, it’s rubbish, thank you Mr. Giudicelli, the Davis Cup is in your soul, you have it in your heart. I have the flame, it saved my life. In this event, the ranking no longer exists but the heart is there, it is he who directs all the emotions. We met with Gilles, we talked about different things. Of course I’m interested in the position. But honestly, if I were to be captain, I would need more time. Because it’s tomorrow and I’ve been out of the circuit for a long time. If we want to be reasonable and logical, a person like Jo (Tsonga) or Gilles (Simon), who know the team well enough to start in February, would be more judicious, I’m honest. »
On the results of the French at the Rolex Paris Masters
“We are at our level, we must not deceive ourselves. There is still a lot of work. Players must make the right decisions, invest much more, work even harder and ask themselves the right questions. Because tennis advances very quickly. Ugo Humbert still impressed me, he had a very good match (against Zverev). He moves into another dimension, he progresses, he still needs to develop a little more physically, to take a little more risks and to move further forward. We still have Gaël (Monfils) who is capable of doing certain things but he must be able to hold on physically. »
2023-11-02 20:28:02
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