Young retiree, Gilles Simon experienced the beginning of Roland-Garros in front of his television. The former French number 1 who reached 6th place in the world in 2009 was in front of his small screen to follow the match between Benoît Paire and Cameron Norrie when he intervened on social networks. “Is there a trick that would keep the sound of the pitch (strikes, atmosphere, etc.) but cut the commentary? Or does it necessarily go with it? “Asked the Niçois to internet users.
Was it a spade addressed to the comments of France Télévisions as understood by some Internet users? Not really. The former player with 14 titles on the ATP circuit quickly wanted to dispel any misunderstanding by explaining that he wanted to watch the match by only taking advantage of the noises around the court. A feature offered by some broadcasters. “No malice in my comment. I just thought it would be nice to be able to take advantage of the sound of the field (rebounds, slides, strikes, etc.) and to choose whether we wanted to have the comments between the points or live the match in our own way, ”he added.
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