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Monfils: The Nicest Player On Tour?

At the end of another hot and humid day in Washington, DC, Gael Monfils surely wanted nothing more than to head to his hotel room and relax in air conditioning. But every time he turned to hop into his tournament-provided vehicle on Monday evening, he kept being stopped. “Monfils, Monfils!” fans shouted. So the popular and affable Frenchman halted, gazed at who had said his name and kindly followed their instructions, smiling for back-to-back selfies with grinning fans. Monfils could easily have begged off, politely declining the requests and waving goodbye. Surely the fans would have understood. The guy wants to go home after a day of work, who could blame him? But, just as he goes above and beyond...

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