Only when you think you saw the last of the Gael Monfils drama, did he withdraw another from his hat. Tuesday evening at Roland Garros, 38-The old man, drew a wild victory, with five wild sets, with Hugo Dellien: 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)) ,, 6–1.
At the beginning of the match, it seemed as if the monfils could not end. He received a frightening drop in the court’s signaling only five points inside and stood down for a while, clearly shocked. At that point, many would have been folded. Not gail.
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He threw the first two groups and did not look like himself – physically or mentally. But then something crashed. He closed inside, the crowd became stronger and quite unexpected monfils were moving as it was 2010 Again he destroyed the third set, pulled out a narrow tie in the fourth, and then left with the fifth.
That last set? Good quality monfila. Energy, gift, emotion. Fans in the Philippe-Chatrier court were in full throat. You can feel how much it meant for him to fight his way in front of a crowd at home.
“I didn’t want to go out, “he said after the match. And he didn’t. 38.
Next for Gaul: Jack Draper on Thursday.
Win or lose, nights like this are why fans continue to watch monfils. It brings something special – especially in Paris.
