Young retiree, Gilles Simon lived the beginning of Roland-Garros in front of his television. The former French number 1 who reached 6th place in the world in 2009 was in front of his small screen to follow the match between Benoît Paire and Cameron Norrie when he intervened on social networks. "Is there a manip that would keep the sound of the field (strikes, atmosphere, etc.) but cut the comments? Or does it necessarily go with it?", asked the Nice to Internet users.
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Was it a dig at the comments of France Télévisions as some Internet users understood? Not really. The former player with 14 titles on the ATP circuit quickly wanted to clear up any misunderstanding by explaining that he wanted to watch the match by taking advantage only of the noises around the court. A feature offered by some broadcasters. "No malice in my comment. I just thought it would be nice to be able to enjoy the sound of the court (bounces slides strikes etc) and choose if we wanted to have the comments between the points where to live the game in his own way, "he added.
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