The French number one is injured in the right heel. A hard blow for French tennis outstanding results for more than two years.
Le Monde with AFP
Definitely, nothing goes for French tennis. Injured in the right heel, the number one tricolor Gaël Monfils announced on Monday May 16 that it would not participate in the internationals of France in Roland-Garros.
“I regret to announce my withdrawal from the Lyon Open Parc [this week] and Roland-Garros next week. I am embarrassed from Monte-Carlo by a Calcanean thorn [bone outgrowth] Droit that prevents me from moving on the court, “explains 22
Gaël Monfils, whose physique often played tricks on him, had notably been semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2008 and still represented this year one of the best chances of appearing Porte d’Auteuil, at least Access the second week of the Parisian ocher tournament.
The Monfils package at the Grand Chelem Parisien occurs a few weeks after the announcement of the retirements of Jo-Wilfrid Tsonga and Gilles Simon, two of the four new Musketeers of French tennis, out of results for more than two years.