Quick Q & A With Gilles Simon

What is your passion outside of tennis?

I would say video games.

What kind of video games?

I play all the video games.  I’ve played since I was very young, so I play too much!

Do you ever play the football games against Rafa?

No, that’s the thing, I would say the sports games are not my favorite games.

What is something that annoys you?

Too many things!  I will say the planes.  Too much time in the airport.

What are you most afraid of?

I’m not afraid of many things, so I will say if something would happen to my little boy.

What is your favorite movie?

That question is never easy to answer.  I’ll say Troy.

What is your favorite food?

Italian food!  Of course!  [Laughter]  But French food is good also.

What is your favorite city?

Paris.

What is the last thing that you read?

Wow, the last thing that I read?  I read about about the Presidents in 2010 in France, because I read about politics sometimes.

What is your most embarrassing moment that you are willing to share?

Well, I’ve had some, as everybody....  Once on the court in Cincinnati, I got upset during the match and I just throw my racket on the ground, but [it went] outside the court and I couldn’t have my racket back because it was in the parking lot, and we couldn’t go [there] and so I had no racket and I was alone on the court without my racket.

So what did you do?

I had to pick up one more and [it took] 10 minutes to go and 10 minutes to come back, and then the crowd [clapped].

If you had one superhero ability, what would it be?

To be invisible.

If there was a fire and you could only save one thing, not a person, what would you save?

My PS3! (His Playstation.)