11 February 2004 - Thibaut FRAIX-BURNET
http://www.opengazdefrance.com/en/open2004/accueil/story_129261.shtml
Sandrine Testud's return was spoiled by an abdominal injury which forced
her to quit.
"It's a shame, I felt good on the court". Sandrine Testud's return wasn't a
sucess, she had stopped her career after the Wimbledon 2002 tournament
because of maternity. Although she was resisting to Daniela Hantuchova,
at 3-3 in the first set she felt an absonimal pain before walking over at
3-5 for the Slovakian player. "I couldn't serve anymore. It made no sense
to keep going" she explains clearly-headed. "After the three games I played
in Italy before coming here, I had a slight pain but an ultrasound before
the tournament reassured me. I got some rest and I thought I could play
serenely ."
Unfortunately, Sandrine Testud knew by experience that there was no point
insisting. The beginning of her season is therefore disrupted especially
since her scheduled unavailibilty could exceed two weeks. The French player
hopes to be able to play in Doha on 1 March. "It's a pity because I needed
to play games, to pile them up, she analyses. The body can get used to
repeated games just like it can get out of that habit. I know that I
still risk having a few physical problems". Aged 31, the French player
from Lyon assures that she has about a year, a year and a half left to
dedicate to tennis.
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"I saw a lot of my family, I took a holiday, I went to Amsterdam to see my
brother, I did all the things I don't have time to do when I am playing
tennis," Escude talked about what he did during his 6-month absence.
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