Son explains his injury: “I'm not even at 50%, I don't want to take any risks”

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Arthur Fils had been the talk of the tournament in recent days until he himself confirmed his withdrawal from Roland Garros. A lethal blow for the tournament and also for the player, who falls just before a Grand Slam.

When someone hasn't been able to train for two weeks and there are barely 24 hours left before a Grand Slam starts, it doesn't take a genius to understand that not even a miracle can place that player in the action. Nevertheless, Arthur Fils tried everything until the last day, but this time it wasn't worth forcing his body for a tournament, not even a tournament like Roland Garros. The Frenchman went to the press conference to announce his withdrawal from the event and to explain what he really has, although he himself currently doesn't have all the information.

Arthur Fils explains the injury that has kept him out of Roland Garros

"In Rome, I felt a bit of pain in my hip, it really bothered me, so I didn't want to risk it there. Then I had an examination, and everything seemed fine, but I still had a lot of pain, so I couldn't train for the past two weeks. In fact, today's practice was my first training session since two weeks in Rome. I knew I wouldn't be 100% ready to play this tournament, but I didn't want to risk it like I did last year. I don't want to be reckless."

No return dates

"I can't expect anything, I can't explain anything because I don't even know myself. It's just that pain, a pain that bothers me, and when I step onto the court, it's there and never goes away. If it were the last tournament of my life, then I would have played, but now that I have 10 or 15 more years, I can't make the same mistake every time. Certainly, this is not the same as last year, it isn't. I also don't know if it's the lower back, the hip, or the psoas, I don't know. It's this area that has been bothering me for a couple of weeks, but I can't say it right now because I don't even know myself, really, I don't know."

Accepting the injury and moving on

"I sensed it, simply, so I did everything possible to prepare for this tournament. The problem is that if you don't practice, and I've been without practice for two weeks, even without doing it, there's always some pain. That's what I felt. I thought about it and asked myself: will I play just one round or two? Am I ready for everything? The reality is, I know the answer. The answer is that I want to aim to go far. I know I can do it, but I won't be 100%, I'm not even 50% of my usual physical shape, so I don't want to take any risks."

Positive perspective and thinking about the grass

"I couldn't endure three hours straight. If after 20 minutes I feel so much pain, then it's unbearable. As I said before, if it were the last tournament of my life, I could take painkillers and the show would go on, but if it hurts so much after 20 minutes, and I play five sets, then I can never stay in shape. That's why we talked about it with my team later, and they told me it was a shame, but there was no other solution [...] Everything's fine, it's not the end of the world, I'm okay. I'm just injured, I'll try to do my best to play on grass, it's not a disaster."

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