Gaël Monfils’ five biggest victories in the best of five sets

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, powerful serves… Monfils chose the offensive, and it paid off in front of a melting Central audience. “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).