On the right, Grégoire Barrère -

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There are those who piss off.

And there are those who prefer to laugh about it, the better to pass the pill.

Grégoire Barrère, who qualified last night for the second round of the US Open, is to be classified in the second category.

The Frenchman is subject to a quasi-prison health system, just like Kristina Mladenovic, Adrian Mannarino, Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Richard Gasquet, who had the misfortune of having been in contact with Benoît Paire, who tested positive for Covid-19.

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"I went from an 'unknown in Grand Slam' to 'I have the impression of being Roger (Federer)'," the Frenchman told a press conference on Tuesday after qualifying for the second round.

He has never reached the 3rd round of a Major yet.

“I have my private car, I have bodyguards to go to train, I had a bodyguard next to my coach during my match.

They put us in a separate room: it's not like a dressing room, but almost.

I have the impression of being in the shoes of a world Top 5 ”in tennis, added the player who ranks 93rd in the ATP.

“At the beginning, it was complicated, but anyway I have no choice, you have to accept.

I prefer to laugh about it.

I'm not going to cry, I'm just happy to be able to play, ”he concluded.

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