TMS - MONTE-CARLO

SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: Still the back. I hurt my back, you know, the weekend before the Davis Cup, and I still feel it. And especially this morning, you know, I really feel bad this morning and I didn't sleep well, and I wasn't sure to go on the court this morning.

So I couldn't really serve and hit the ball really hard in the forehand. It was ridiculous to keep doing and get worse.

Q. Did you hope that you might have an easy match, and in the end he played well enough to keep you out there too long?

SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: Yeah, tried to, you know -- after winning the first set, I tried to win in two sets, but it was tough, you know, to play my game. You know, he stay in the match and he won the second. And after, I knew it was over. Even after the, you know, this win, I don't think I will be able to play after.