Wounded, the French number 1 Arthur son abandons – Liberation
We will have to wait to see a Frenchman succeed Yannick Noah. Last tricolor still in the running and best French chance in Roland-Garros, 14th in the ATP ranking, Arthur son announced this Friday evening to withdraw from the tournament. The 20 -year -old explains in an evasive message on his social networks having made this decision « After medical advice »when the French Tennis Federation evokes in a press release a « injury ». He was to face this Saturday, May 30, the Russian Andrey Rublev in the third round of the Grand Chelem on Saturday, May 30.
If the announcement, suddenly fell, surprised journalists and forced a number of colleagues to remove entire pages devoted to young French people in their next day edition, it was nevertheless predictable. Thursday, during his second marathon round (five sets disputed in 4:30 am) against the Spaniard Jaume Munar, Arthur son had repeatedly requested the doctor’s help. The Ile -de -France first seemed to be a victim of cramps. Then he had complained several times in his back, stopping to play for almost two sets, before coming back to life as if in a miracle in front of an exalted audience.
After the meeting, his opponent accused him of invented a back injury to save time while the cramps do not spend. Arthur son had shown himself very evasive on the nature of his injury, simply ensuring in front of the media that everything was fine, apart from some problems on the back he has been dragging since his youth. The Federation announced that the player would communicate in more detail on this subject on Saturday morning at a press conference.
With his abandonment, there is now no more French engaged in the male picture, the other tricolor present in the third round, Quentin Halys, having bowed earlier during the day. Among women, there is still a little hope: foil all forecasts, Loïs Boisson, 361st in the WTA ranking, and Elsa Jacquemot, 138th, qualified in the third round. And, chance of the painting, they will compete on Saturday for a place in the round of 16. One of them will therefore work on the Parisian clay in the second week.
