Questioned by our colleagues atEurosport a few hours before the duel between Gaël Monfils and Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open (not before 3 a.m. this Saturday), Pier Gauthier, coach of the French player between 2006 and 2007, particularly wanted to insist on the The requirement that Gaël had had to meet since his professional debut.
“For him, as for Richard Gasquet for example, there were a lot of expectations around him. That’s why even the way in which I’ve been responding to you just now is astonishing: Gaël, he’s a guy who was Top 10 in the world for several years and I’m here to explain to you that we can have regrets. It’s still crazy. Everyone had huge expectations for them. We don’t realize it but they perceive it and have to deal with it. And it’s anything but obvious. Today, there is perhaps a little less waiting. We are a little more interested in enjoying him and the great player he is, much less demanding. So it wouldn’t be surprising if, consciously or not, it offered him more space, a little more freedom. He feels less pressure to achieve certain results, and that helps him. »
Published on Friday January 17, 2025 at 8:14 p.m.
