Tennis players are always at the center of the ATP World Tour’s world. But this week at the Ecuador Open in Quito, the country’s capital, the competitors paid a visit to the actual center of the Earth at the equator. Gael Monfils, his doubles partner Dorian Descloix, No. 1 Chilean Nicolas Jarry and home favourite Roberto Quiroz — the No. 1 player from Ecuador — played mini tennis on the equator during a visit to the Mitad del Mundo on Monday, where government officials presented the quartet with sombreros de paja toquilla — Ecuadorian hats. [ALSO LIKE] All of the players attempted to do something that cannot be done except on the equator: balancing an egg on a nail. Only...
Touching down in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito to play the Ecuador Open for the first time in his career, there was something different about Gael Monfils. Having started off his 2018 campaign with a title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and pushing Novak Djokovic to four sets in a grueling second-round encounter at the Australian Open, there’s reason to believe Monfils has turned the page on an injury-marred 2017 and is approaching the new season with renewed determination and focus. Oh, and a new hairstyle. [ALSO LIKE] The Frenchman, who is known for both his showmanship on court and his vibrancy off it, met the press ahead of his first tournament appearance in Quito, debuting his new golden locks....
Gael Monfils show most facets – if not all – of his likable personality in #lamonfstory, a new web series that documents Monfils' rehab and recovery from a right-knee injury in 2017. The Frenchman is serious, discussing how he has drawn inspiration from Roger Federer's own comeback from his knee injury. Monfils is playful, sprinting around the court and shouting after a point in practice. He is also focused, practising intensely with Grigor Dimitrov in South Florida. “I feel it. I feel it's back,” Monfils tells his coach Mikael Tillstrom while practising with Dimitrov. Watch #lamonfstory Now Episode One After his best year in 2016, when Monfils reached a career-high of No. 6 and qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals...
Gael Monfils talks about his second-round loss at the 2018 Australian Open against six-time champion Novak Djokovic. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
