April 26, 1998
MONTE CARLO
Q. Cedric, with your arm, could you tell us exactly what went wrong, what was wrong with it, what the injury was?
CEDRIC PIOLINE: Well, it's a tiredness, and it led to a certain heaviness in my arm and a loss of strength. It was a big handicap. I couldn't serve as I wanted. It was really a big handicap.
Q. Is it largely all the effort from yesterday or was it something that's been coming on for a few matches?
CEDRIC PIOLINE: It's an accumulation. It's my first tournament on clay. On this surface, you have to play more shots than on other surfaces. Six matches in seven days, because I didn't play Monday, is a lot. Of course, yesterday's match was exhausting. I think exhausting is the word.
Q. You looked also to have some other problems? I saw you also with the ice. Apart from the arm, you also had other physical problems today?
CEDRIC PIOLINE: No. The physiotherapist told me it could come from behind the shoulder. But, in fact, it was the same thing, so he put ice.
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