Mark Nixon · @markalannixon
5th Feb 2015 from TwitLonger
Malek Jaziri quoted by Fédéric Bernès in l'Équipe, explains his withdrawal with a 6-3 lead against Istomin: "My phone is off, it's not working. I haven't received any orders or pressure. I'm playing Denis, he's no piece of cake. I hadn't looked at my next match, and even if I'd known ... I got a golfer's elbow at the Australian Open (reached the 3rd round). The travelling after, the time differences, that didn't help. I've only hit the ball once in the last eight days. I took pain killers but I'm still hurting. Not so much when I hit the ball, but just after bringing the racquet back. It's like a tendinitis in the forearm. You have to be smart in cases like this - I've got some big tournaments ahead in Memphis, Indian Wells, Miami and I didn't want to run the risk of aggravating the problem. My cervical vertebrae really hurt this morning."