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Monfils & Svitolina Announce Engagement

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The tennis stars are both among the Top 20 players in the world
Gael Monfils and WTA Tour star Elina Svitolina announced their engagement Saturday on social media.

"She said YES Madame Monfils @ElinaSvitolina," Monfils wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a photo of a ring on the Ukrainian's finger.


Svitolina posted a picture of the couple at the base of snowy mountains with her ring on. She wrote: "YES!!! To the beginning of our forever🥰 ."


The couple had already become fan favourites with their G.E.M.S. Life Instagram account and fun social media posts. G.E.M.S. stands for their combined initials: Gael Elina Monfils Svitolina.

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Monfils On The Move: Fifth seed Gael Monfils has lifted four of his 10 ATP Tour trophies on home soil (three in Montpellier), and he will try to add a fifth this week in Lyon. The home favourite made his debut at this tournament in 2018, losing in the first round. Monfils played just his second tournament of the season last week in Rome, where he battled hard in a tight three-set loss against eventual semi-finalist Lorenzo Sonego. The 34-year-old will attempt to earn his first victory of the season when he opens his Lyon campaign against South African Lloyd Harris.

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Monfils: 'Tennis Is Part Of My DNA'

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The Frenchman reflects after his first-round win in Lyon
Gael Monfils won his first match in 15 months on Tuesday, defeating Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-5, 6-4. After recovering from 0/40 when he served for the match to advance to the second round, the Frenchman launched a ball into the stratosphere, with no fans in site. It was partly a release of tension after a tough final game, and also a happy moment for the fifth seed.

“It was a little pleasure in a way. I was thinking you’re in a big stadium and obviously you want to send it to the crowd, but… there is unfortunately no crowd in the stadium,” Monfils told ATPTour.com. “But it still felt good.”


Monfils wears his heart on the sleeve, and he takes great joy in entertaining fans with his athletic game. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been limited fans or no fans at all, which is the case in Lyon.

“It was very tough for me. That’s why I think I haven’t played so much this year,” Monfils said. “This is not the sort of atmosphere I like to play in. I really like the communication with the fans, with the crowd, their energy. I’ve been struggling quite a lot. But I’ve been working as well quite a lot.”

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This is Monfils’ fourth tournament of the season. The World No. 14 had lost eight consecutive matches entering this week, but he is adjusting to make the most of the situation and find the positives to motivate himself.

“I think it took me a long process for me personally to reset myself, to be motivated, try to enjoy what I’m doing,” Monfils said. “I love playing tennis. Tennis is part of my DNA, so it was a little bit longer than other players to settle down and admit to these conditions and try to be as happy as I can.”

Monfils says that having a crowd gives him extra adrenaline and motivation. Even if fans are cheering for his opponent, that pumps him up. And although this period has required adjustments to find other sources of motivation, Monfils is persevering.

“It’s a different adrenaline when it’s an empty stadium. It’s a different motivation,” Monfils said. “The fire is burning differently, and you have to definitely work more to build the fire."

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Don't Try This At Home! Monfils, Svitolina & Federer's Firing Line

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Monfils suffers at the hands of Swiss legend
There were tears of joy in Rome when Gael Monfils and his fiancée, WTA pro Elina Svitolina, filmed together. But one week on, it was a very different story for the French star.

Monfils will definitely remember to never stand in the firing line of Roger Federer again after Svitolina posted a funny video on Saturday in Switzerland. In a bid to recreate a popular video that Monfils and Svitolina created last year on their Instagram feed, they recruited the help of Federer. But it didn’t quite turn out as they had planned…

Svitolina started the short clip by saying: “I know it’s a big challenge for you, but try to relax your arm and you can do it…”

The camera then panned to Federer, who proceeded to quickly hit three tennis balls in the direction of Monfils, who was standing at the back of a court staring at his phone.


The third ball literally hit the spot, much to the amusement of Federer and Svitolina.

Federer broke down in laughter, offering a “sorry” by way of apology. Svitolina turned to the camera, saying, “Don’t try this at home!”

Federer added, “This is a behind the scenes. This one doesn’t count.”

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Monfils On The Move: Gael Monfils won his first match since last February in Dubai last week in Lyon, and the Frenchman will try to gain momentum in Belgrae. The second seed will play countryman Arthur Rinderknech or Spanish qualifier Roberto Carballes Baena in the second round. Monfils will try to take confidence from training with Roger Federer over the weekend in Geneva.

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