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@@WivoRN Yo, vids are sick brother so keep it up.. just a thought.. idk how that match was almost impossible.. anyways it was a great match

Yes we are fr

Happened again yesterday

@@alistairmartin215 the most accurate match for that is Hugo Gaston VS Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Master 1000. Happy to say that I was there... what a match

@Kerryanne I think that's a bad way to look at it yes he should of won more but the showboating is why everyone loved him and that's why he might of lost matches

Yes along with Hsieh and Brown.

Ha

With brown

@@ferraristrategists5949 Gael Monfils is the frenchest players, doesnt play fr the win but for the art and perform the best when every one believes its over

The French people aren't afraid of being called racists just because they are nationalists. That's the difference.

@@Hawxxy Lol this has nothing to do with racism, you support players from your country, and sometimes it's too extreme, it's part of the sport. Look at british people in Football or in Formula 1 recently, it doesn't matter if you're french, brit or from anywhere else.

Je me rappelle d'une ambiance de folie en Argentine pour une rencontre de Coupe Davis entre la France et l'Argentine où les français avaient été incapable de produire le moindre tennis tellement le public argentin était incroyable

I think most people are fans of the Players rather than focusing on the country that they are from. Not saying either is bad.

@@SukaiTheKleptomaniac not true. they support the player, bcuz he's from their country. Look Gaston vs Thiem RG 2020.

Absolutely true!

This is such a beautiful comment, thank you ❤️

Copain français mdr

he smy guy

that match was crazy

Nishikori Match was in Montreal Canada, i guess he was getting Francophone sympathy over there.

Me too. The shots he played when saving those matchpoints were insane.

Agreed, for me that level of crowd support actually took away from Monfil's achievement. Try this the other way, Gael, let's see what you have then.

You mean Bahrami ?

Thanks for watching buddy!

We're all villains in somebody's story😉

That's a good point (read: sarcasm). He loves to lose and his opponents have no say in the outcome. Yes, he entertains, and that's part of the business, but that guy wants to win, too, it's just that his opponents have something to say about it. His type of play doesn't lend itself to beating the Nadals, Federers, and djoko's of the world. But he probably got more out of his game style than maybe it deserved. $19+ million in prize money means he won, A LOT.

@@dougtennis5147 The only thing that prevented him from being great is his mental side of the game and of course he is a bit of a slacker compared to the big 3 otherwise he has the skill and athletism that could hve made him a formidable force. I remember he was leading by 2 sets to 0 and had 2 match points on Roger Federer in the 2014 US open quarter final . He lost both and went on to get broken in his service game , mentally crashed after that not to recover again till Federer won the Match. The crowd was rooting for Federer as usual no matter how many trick shots Gael came up with . Players who got it mentally win whether the crowd is for them or not plus Monfils lacks that killer instinct or that competitive spirit at a higher level . He always seemed to be content with where he is at and he would spend more time entertaining (even on crucial points or games) rather than competing . The Big three have that big ego that makes them push for the summit no matter what it takes coz they want to be the greatest.

@@moxide There's no doubt about the egos of the big 3, and over the years monfils' initial ferocity seemed to have morphed from scowls to smiles. But after being involved in tennis as long as I have and understanding that it's not just about you and your mentality, but the fact that there's an opponent on the other side of the net attempting to impose their own game and purposely trying to keep you from playing your best, who have better skills (as with the big 3 over monfils, who often pushes the ball and only pulls the trigger when he is 100% comfortable), there's so much more to it than just one particular area. Monfils made it to the top of Everest as far as I'm concerned. You say the only thing that" prevented him from being great..." I ask you, in what field of endeavor, where you reach the TOP 10 of everyone on the entire face of the earth, a population of over 7 billion with 87 million participating in your field (the actual number of world wide tennis players) are you not great? I just don't understand, probably because I worked in the game and saw everyday juniors who worked extremely hard who couldn't achieve beyond regional competition, much less have any chance of playing top tier D1 or low level pro. I've also known players on the D1, Futures, Challenger, and ATP with world rankings (I'm not bragging about this, only saying I've been around and known people who compete at these levels), and what Monfils has been able to achieve is nothing short of a miracle. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning on a perfectly blue sky day than to get where he's been. If Monfils isn't great, no one is.

@@dougtennis5147 I am not going to argue for the sake of arguing , you made some very good points here and you put it in a perspective that i had not envisioned. I am sure you understand where i am coming from though , if you rooted for the guy like i once did then you understand how frustrating it can be to be backing him because it felt like he could do greater things if he took the game a lil bit more seriously but you are right character and hunger is something that you cannot teach maybe the big three are just savages when it comes to how they approach the game something that is hard to follow.

@@moxide You make strong points, too, but I don't really know what his work ethic is to be able to comment that this is why he doesn't win. I often wondered watching him that he would get quite winded (compared to his opponents in the same rally) and thought he was using the tournaments to get his fitness rather than putting in the work. And you're right about commitment at that level, if he's lacking in it at all, the other guys who are fully committed (like the big 3 and Tsitipas, Medvedev, etc.) will just pass him by which they have and he is getting by on past work and talent/athleticism. I guess I was in the business too long and saw the miracles it took to play even in the top 200. Monfils' 20 year career mostly in the top 20, or at the least in the top 50, I cannot begin to fathom, and even the most talented don't get there without an incredible amount of work that led to it. (Even Kyrgios worked a lot harder at tennis then he would admit, especially in the formative years.) I've only known personally one guy who was ranked in the top 20 singles, and he played in the 80's and 90's. He lived, breathed and drank tennis...and if you knew who he was he would be called a journeyman and sometimes a giant killer, but as with Monfils, never great. If the guy I knew and monfils weren't great, then everyone else I know who play are just pond scum. Just a difference in perspective and you have every right to your opinions.

Facts it’s still one of the best comebacks IMO

H e does not care about winning but just being able to participate, he wins, he wins, he losses he lost but he still got to play a game of tennis.

Man, I forgot about Dustin Brown

Dustin Brown plays like Gail Monfils lol

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@@WivoRN You stunned me with that fastest reply!👍

my pleasure

Unfortunately not, very sorry

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