The five biggest victories of Gaël Monfils in the best of five sets against the top 10

There is almost no match but, to everyone’s surprise, it is the 21-year-old Frenchman, 59th in the ATP, who outrageously dominates. Backhand attacks, overpowering serves… Monfils chose the offensive, and it paid off in front of a melting Central crowd. “I lost against someone stronger than me, it’s as simple as that”concedes his Spanish opponent. “The glory of Monfils”, title The Team the day after. In the semi-finals, he was beaten without merit by Roger Federer (2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 5-7).