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An interview with:
GILLES SIMON
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. How did you hurt your neck?
GILLES SIMON: Well, I felt to this morning during the warmup. It’s a pain I have sometimes. I had it in Rotterdam one month ago. I couldn’t play either.
I have some problem with my back. I know I have to work on it. Still some days, sometimes I just wake up like this and cannot turn my head that much and really feel uncomfortable on the court. I mean, tennis is a hard game. You have to play 100% if you want to have a chance to win. When you play Roger, you have to play more than that.
I tried to relax after the warmup. I tried everything. I mean, antiinflammatories, hot cream, just trying to feel better. Just after the second forehand, I tried it hit it very hard; I felt it very hard also. I knew I have no chance to play today.
Q. Right when you woke up this morning did you feel it and did you think, O...
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