I am so happy to tell you that it s over now and I ll be there I love you with all my heart Gilles Simon saves his last thanks for his wife during Paris Masters farewell
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Gilles Simon était bien entouré pour ses adieux The Frenchman acknowledged that he waited until the end to bring up his wife's name since he would have been too emotionally overwhelmed otherwise, thanking her for sticking by him through thick and thin over the years. "My wife is hiding in the stands. She should have been on the court. Thank you for everything. I know how difficult all this was for you. I am finishing (this speech) with you, because otherwise it would have been too hard," Simon said, as reported by journalist Christopher Clarey. "All these moments when you were proud of me, or you wanted me to stop. All these arrivals at the hotel at 2 in the morning." Touching words from retiring Frenchman Gilles Simon after his final match on tour: a loss to Felix Auger Aliassime at the Paris Masters.
In his farewell speech, Simon saved his wife Carine Lauret for last:Touching words from retiring Frenchman Gilles Simon after his final match on tour: a loss to Felix Auger Aliassime at the Paris Masters.In his farewell speech, Simon saved his wife Carine Lauret for last: The former World No. 6 further noted how difficult it must have been for his wife to be in the background while he went about his tennis career, promising that he would be there for her without fail from now on. Finally, Gilles Simon declared his undying love for his wife, thanking her once again for everything she did to make sure that he could focus on his tennis distraction-free. "We both know how difficult this role in the background can be. I am so happy to tell you that it's over now. I will be there. I thank you for letting me live my passion for so long," Gilles Simon said. "It was so important to know that everything was being handled perfectly at home. I love you with all my heart and thank you for it all."
I am so happy to tell you that it s over now and I ll be there I love you with all my heart - Gilles Simon saves his last thanks for his wife during Paris Masters farewell
Gilles Simon (L) and his wife Carine Lauret (R) played the final ATP match of his career at the 2022 , going out in the third round to Felix Auger-Aliassime. After scoring upset wins over and in the opening two rounds, the Frenchman could not do the same against Auger-Aliassime, falling 1-6, 3-6 in straight sets despite a spirited performance. Speaking in his on-court interview afterward, the 37-year-old bid adieu to the sport in front of his home fans after two long decades, thanking them for supporting him throughout his career. But Simon reserved his best for last, lavishing praise on his wife Carine Lauret for backing him from behind the scenes. Gilles Simon était bien entouré pour ses adieuxGilles Simon était bien entouré pour ses adieux The Frenchman acknowledged that he waited until the end to bring up his wife's name since he would have been too emotionally overwhelmed otherwise, thanking her for sticking by him through thick and thin over the years. "My wife is hiding in the stands. She should have been on the court. Thank you for everything. I know how difficult all this was for you. I am finishing (this speech) with you, because otherwise it would have been too hard," Simon said, as reported by journalist Christopher Clarey. "All these moments when you were proud of me, or you wanted me to stop. All these arrivals at the hotel at 2 in the morning." Touching words from retiring Frenchman Gilles Simon after his final match on tour: a loss to Felix Auger Aliassime at the Paris Masters.
In his farewell speech, Simon saved his wife Carine Lauret for last:Touching words from retiring Frenchman Gilles Simon after his final match on tour: a loss to Felix Auger Aliassime at the Paris Masters.In his farewell speech, Simon saved his wife Carine Lauret for last: The former World No. 6 further noted how difficult it must have been for his wife to be in the background while he went about his tennis career, promising that he would be there for her without fail from now on. Finally, Gilles Simon declared his undying love for his wife, thanking her once again for everything she did to make sure that he could focus on his tennis distraction-free. "We both know how difficult this role in the background can be. I am so happy to tell you that it's over now. I will be there. I thank you for letting me live my passion for so long," Gilles Simon said. "It was so important to know that everything was being handled perfectly at home. I love you with all my heart and thank you for it all."