Gael Monfils

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Gael Monfils wierzy w sukces w Rolandzie Garrosie. "Nie boję się rezultatu"

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- Moje ambicje są takie same - chcę dojść jak najdalej. Ale nie mogę zapowiedzieć, że wygram Roland Garrosa - mówił Gael Monfils, który jest największą nadzieją Francuzów na sukces w Roland Garros 2019.
Marcin Motyka
Marcin Motyka
25 Maja 2019, 09:55
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Na triumf swojego singlisty w Rolandzie Garrosie Francuzi czekają od 36 lat, gdy najlepszy okazał się Yannick Noah. W tym roku ich największą nadzieją jest Gael Monfils, któremu jednak w ostatnich dniach doskwierał ból kolana. - Stan mojego kolana się poprawia. Nie jest w 100 proc. dobrze, ale z każdym dniem jest coraz lepiej - mówił w rozmowie z dziennikiem "L'Equipe".
- Ostatni czas poświęciłem na odpoczynek - kontynuował. - Wykonałem też kilka testów, by przekonać się, jak zareaguje moje ciało, i wtedy zacząłem trenować. Byłem w Genewie wraz ze Stanem Wawrinką. Do Paryża przyjechałem wcześniej niż w minionych latach, już w środę. Staram się znaleźć dobre odczucia na korcie, bo - jeśli chodzi o moją grę - nie są tak dobre jak na początku roku. Poruszam się trochę wolniej i nie uderzam piłki tak, jak bym chciał, ale wszystko wymaga czasu.

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Najlepszym wynikiem Monfilsa w Rolandzie Garrosie jest półfinał z 2008 roku. Teraz też stawia sobie ambitne cele. - Od dawna mówię, że chcę wygrać turniej wielkoszlemowy, w tym oczywiście Rolanda Garrosa. Zawsze, gdy występuje, moje ambicje są takie same - chcę dojść jak najdalej w każdym turnieju. Ale nie mogę zapowiedzieć, że wygram Roland Garrosa. Jest wiele spraw, które sprawiają, że jestem potencjalnym kandydatem do wielkoszlemowego tytułu. I ja naprawdę w to wierzę. Nie boję się rezultatu. Poruszam się w kierunku, który obrałem z moim sztabem.

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Paryżanin nie widzi siebie jednak w grupie kandydatów do końcowego triumfu. - Nazwiska faworytów Rolanda Garrosa są te same, co zawsze. Rafa Nadal i Novak Djoković wyprzedzają resztę. To się nie zmienia. Trzeci w kolejności jest Dominic Thiem - ocenił.

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Pierwszy mecz w Roland Garros 2019 Monfils zagra w poniedziałek lub we wtorek. Jego rywalem będzie Taro Daniel. - Każdy mecz ma swoją historię, a I runda w turnieju wielkoszlemowym nigdy nie jest łatwa. Taro na korcie ziemnym jest świetny - powiedział reprezentant gospodarzy.

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Monfils Beats Daniel & The Sunset At Roland Garros

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The No. 14 seed faces compatriot Mannarino next
No light? No problem for Gael Monfils.

The No. 14 seed beat Japanese Taro Daniel and the Parisian sunset on Tuesday at Roland Garros, advancing to the second round at his home Grand Slam for the 12th time with a 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 victory.

When Monfils and Daniel walked on Court Philippe-Chatrier just short of 8 p.m. local time, it appeared they would need to resume play on Wednesday. But Monfils sped through the opening-round match, striking 38 winners to just 24 unforced errors in his one-hour, 41-minute triumph that ended at 9:33 p.m.

"I really wanted to finish today. I didn't want to play a set tomorrow," Monfils said. "I'm happy I managed to play well, and I'm very happy about that."

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The No. 1 Frenchman, a 2008 semi-finalist and two-time quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, has enjoyed a resurgent 2019 after struggling in parts of last season due to injury. Monfils claimed his eighth ATP Tour title in Rotterdam, and recently held two match points against Roger Federer in Madrid before falling in a third-set tie-break. In the next round, he will face countryman Adrian Mannarino, who finished his 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory against Italian qualifier Stefano Travaglia just moments after Monfils.

In the second set, it appeared Daniel might even the match after breaking in the first game and increasing his aggression at points. But in the key moments, Monfils was able to raise his level another notch, showing his incredible athleticism with dogged defence and rapid covering of the net to take a two-sets lead.

"I paid a price at the beginning of the second set because I was too fast from the back of the court, and I could have waited a bit to slow down, ease the pressure. And then luckily I was able to win this very long game at 5-4 and go two sets to love," Monfils said. "It's not easy. But two sets to love, I was quite happy to win this game for one good reason. I was serving afterwards, and I was going to put a lot of pressure, serve very hard, to show that I want to go faster."

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But Monfils was not content with that, locking in even more in the decider, especially on serve (11/11 first-serve points won), to move through in the nick of time. Monfils' only first-round loss at Roland Garros came on his debut in 2005, when he was 18.

Mannarino, on the other hand, is through to the second round in Paris for only the third time on his 11th appearance. Mannarino leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1, including a five-set win at Wimbledon in 2017.

"It's never easy to play a French guy, especially Adrian. He has a game which is particularly — he's left-handed, he plays very flat and low balls in the backhand. And over the past two years he's been playing better on clay. He's feeling better. He's a good warrior," Monfils said. "It's always difficult matches in Roland Garros to play against French players, because the audience is shared. It's not easy."

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Gael Monfils had little difficulty dispatching his 23-year-old countryman, Antoine Hoang, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in two hours. The No. 14 seed remains perfect against fellow Frenchmen at Roland Garros, moving to 7-0 at his home major.

"I'm happy the way I played today. I was very solid. I'm getting my confidence back," Monfils said. "It was great for me to have another straight-sets win for me on the centre court, to have a feel."

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thiem-m ... 9-saturday

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RG19: 7. raz w drugim tygodniu RG.

[14] Gael Monfils d. [WC] Antoine Hoang 6-3 6-2 6-3 (Ch. Umpire-Carlos Ramos) Statystyki meczu

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To prawda, że nie jest już ze Switoliną?

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Na to wygląda, typowy w dzisiejszych czasach sposób na oświadczenie tego, czyli "odfolołowanie się na Insta". Plus usunięcie wspólnego konta.

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina Break Up With Each Other

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The tennis pair, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina reached the pre-quarterfinals and third round of the French Open 2019 respectively. The Frenchman conceded a defeat to Dominic Thiem in straight sets and before that, he did not drop a set in the tournament. The Ukrainian ninth seed lost to the former French Open champion, Garbine Muguruza.

Besides their defeats in the Paris major, the couple, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina have sadly ended their relationship. They have deactivated their Instagram account called ‘G.E.M.S.Life ’ and they are no longer following each other on social media.

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina have also taken down their pictures from their Instagram account. They formalized their relationship at the Australian Open 2019.

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina, Instagram
Last month the duo, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina announced about engaging in a documentary film and the works related to it had already begun. Apart from that, they denote $100 to the Odessa Children’s Hospital in Ukraine for every single ace they hit during their matches.

The 32-year-old, Gael Monfils was dejected with his loss in Paris and the 14th seed was the last Frenchman to leave the draw, but nevertheless, Monfils dreams big. “I’m disappointed. We have to continue working and the goals are super high,” Gael Monfils said.

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina
Gael Monfils
After her Paris loss, Elina Svitolina is preparing to be fit for the grass-court major, Wimbledon. “The hours after being knocked out of a Grand Slam are not the moments to make rash decisions. But I’ve been managing a knee injury for a while and against Garbine it felt the same,” she said.

“So maybe I will need an MRI scan on my knee next week and see what is the best option going into the grass-court season. Of course there is a concern I might not play on the grass at all if a scan shows something really serious. But, feeling how I feel now, I think I will have enough time to recover for Wimbledon”.

Recently, she took care of the knee surgery expenses of a 16-year-old tennis player from Ukraine, Daria Lopatetska. She paid the amount €12, 000 and bore all the expenses for her knee surgery with took place in Italy and the operation turned out to be successful.

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Elsewhere, fifth seed Gael Monfils, the 2010 finalist, saved one match point at 5/6 in the deciding set tie-break of his 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(6) win over American Steve Johnson in two hours and 29 minutes. He now plays American Denis Kudla, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Croatian qualifier Viktor Galovic.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/auger-a ... 19-tuesday

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