Pouille after his serious injury in Lille: "It's possible that this will be the last match of my career".
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Lucas Pouille was unfortunate this afternoon in the final of the Lille Challenger against Arthur Bouquier, the victim of a bad slide in the second set.
Forced to retire and attend the trophy ceremony on crutches, the Frenchman was pessimistic about the future of his career:
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"I don't think the news is good. I don't want to get ahead of myself until there have been some tests.
But chances are this will be the last game of my career. I think it's a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon.
It's complicated to play tennis again at the highest level after that. I'll do everything in my power to come back, at least I'll try.
I'll talk to the doctors and surgeons. That's the way it is, that's life.
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