Pair: "The debate on the end of the generation of Musketeers is ridiculous"

At Roland-Garros

On his loss to Coria

“I'm not in great shape.

Everyone has known that from the start.

I knew it was going to be like that the next game.

I was just hoping to win the game, because there was room.

I just postponed the deadline, I'm tired.

Of course no one can realize what we have been through.

I didn't expect to work miracles.

My level of play and the fact of holding four sets is good.

I crack.

It does not matter, I am borderline relieved to have lost and I can not wait to find the real Roland-Garros next year. ”

"I just want to be able to live without a mask all day while being at home quietly."

On his program for the next few days

“I'm already going home a bit.

I will see my friends, enjoy everyone.

It has been six weeks since I returned home, since I am in hotel rooms.

I just want to go to a restaurant, even if it closes at 10 am and it's not possible to stay later because there is the virus.

I just want to be able to live without a mask all day while being at home quietly.

This whole situation is complicated. ”

On the atmosphere between the players during this Roland-Garros

“I talk to a lot of players, they're there but they don't really play like a Grand Slam tournament.

We will say that there are big games, but most of the players are happy to go home when they have lost when it is only our fourth tournament.

Most of the players have not moved from their hotel rooms either and we are only doing club hotel club hotel.

If it's to play tennis like that, under these conditions, it's not a real pleasure having tests all day and wondering if you're going to be positive or negative.

It's exhausting and then, especially tennis, it makes it a lot less fun.

We take less pleasure on the court.

After that, there are always guys who are well prepared, who play something, who are in good shape.

For them, it is easier. ”

“We must stop debates like that, by saying that it is the end of the four Musketeers.

We still have a guy who is in the 10. ”

On the end of the Tsonga generation, Monfils, Gasquet and Simon

“This debate is ridiculous.

We still have a guy who is in the 10 (Gaël Monfils, editor's note) and we manage to say that the generation is over.

I'm sorry, but the Monf, when we see it at the beginning of the year, does someone say: there, it's over for the Musketeers?

While when we see him at the start of the year, we made him favorite for Roland-Garros.

You have to realize that this year there was confinement, this particular season without an audience, all that.

We must stop debates like that, by saying that it is the end of the four Musketeers.

We still have a guy who's in the 10. It's not over yet.

It's very rare to have guys in the 10. Let's take advantage of it already. "

On the rise of French tennis

“The new generation, we have Ugo (Humbert, editor's note).

Even though he lost in the first round here he is going to do very well because he plays very well tennis.

He can get into the 10 pretty quickly too.

He plays tennis very well, he hits the ball well, he has a very good mentality.

Lucas is injured, it's bad luck for him, but we'll see how he comes back. "

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