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Of course, nothing says that it would have changed anything. We think even more that there was nothing to do on Saturday against the molten duo composed of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, who brought a second point for the Swiss team, winning 6-3, 7 -5, 6-4. The question now seems sterile, but the course of events of the day encourages still get asked why Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did he not play the doubles match alongside Richard Gasquet
The composition of the French pair was released at 14: 30 pm, an hour before the meeting: Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet had been selected. Two hours earlier, however, The Team announced on its website that it was Tsonga who would play with Gasquet.
“We had information last night, we were pretty sure we” , explains a journalist from the daily sports newspaper . And then Saturday morning Gasquet and Tsonga had trained against one another, as do the usual two players who finished to play twice. We even caught up with a sentence of the tricolor Captain Arnaud Clement, these two players, to whom he spoke clearly tactic: “You shall take side setbacks. “ In addition, Gasquet and Tsonga had strong semi-final print in September against the Czech pair Berdych-Stepanek almost invincible, and defeated in four sets.
Finally, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has walked the short-Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Saturday afternoon. But he did not leave his tracksuit and was content to sing the Marseillaise , letting out a tear, before going to sit on the bench, and disappear at the end of the stadium a set and a half.
The idea that Manceau was injured in the morning obviously started to spread. But that is not all that has been said the players and the French captain after the meeting at a conference where the language of wood has reached a co (s) mic.
“This is decided from the beginning” , began by explaining in English and not convince anyone, Julien Benneteau. Did he know from last night that he was going to play today? “Yeah [yeah]. “ In this case, why Gasquet and Tsonga have they trained together Saturday morning, while Monfils tapped the ball Benneteau? Response of the latter: “Yesterday we discussed the warm-up times, and it was not necessarily stalled. And Gaël [Monfils] wanted me to type too, so we saw, we decided together, and that’s how it fell this morning. “ Ah
Arrive Arnaud Clement, who answers, too, first questions in English. ” Richard and Julien are a very good team. “ It pouffe. “They played a lot of games together. They were awarded [money] to the London Olympics, so for me it was a good option. “ Did they know last night by lying they play together? “Uh, last night when lying down, yeah. “ So why are they not heated together on Saturday morning? “You know, sometimes they like to warm up at different times, get up, have breakfast, with a little bit different rates. “
And then Jean Gachassin …
” I know everyone expected that Jo is on the court today in double , says Clement. After, for me, Richard and Julien is an interesting option. Jo did a four-set match Friday [lost to Wawrinka], we knew that today Wawrinka and Federer are again on the court, and again on Sunday [for simple past], so this was taken to the household, and has as much energy tomorrow. “ Ah finally beginning info: Tsonga was made to be fit tomorrow to Federer in a match that the team of France will necessarily win
But then it means. -t he that “JWT” would hurt the forearm, as starts to whisper? “Imagine that if there was something I would not tell you , meets Arnaud Clement, who since the beginning of the conference, has not left the smile of one who knows you know he tells you of cracks. Yes, Jo has been preserved for some reason, but in any case, there will be no problem for tomorrow. “
Well, we therefore do not know more . Unless you zap on i-Tele? Ah yes, that’s because Jean Gachassin, which announces quietly “Yes, Jo elbow pain, but I hope he can play tomorrow. “
Next time, we should not forget to transmit the communication instructions to the President of the French Tennis Federation
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