Gaël Monfils gave everything in this Australian Open. The Frenchman had released the big game against the world number 4, Taylor Fritz. Monday, against another American, Ben Sheltonthe Monf ‘still fought a superb battle for three rounds before cracking. Led 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2) after almost three hours of struggle, My son No doubt knew that his luck had passed. After a long break and a game played in the fourth, the 38 -year -old was forced to abandon after a discussion with his clan.
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A record equaled
These last two weeks have been intense for the French who logically ended up yielding. Touched in the thigh, My son could no longer. A cruel end but this start of the year was magnificent. Note that this abandonment is the 23rd in the career of the 38 -year -old player. If we add its 10 packages to that before a match, My son is now the player with the most abandonment/packages, tied with Tommy Haas (33).
“His game worked for me. And I felt that I had crossed a limit”
“From the start, I felt fatigue”the recon My son at a press conference. “”He was very heavy. I hoped that we were going to be used both, without too much exchanges. We served well, but there were still exchanges … The plan was not starting well. To turn it over, I forced on the legs. His game used me. And I felt that I had crossed a limit. The head she wants. We will say it, the sentence: “At one point, I’m over twenty years old, what!” It’s too physical for me. There are always positive things to remember, I am satisfied to have everything I had in me and I feel that I am still learning. At my age, I know that I have to adapt and make some changes to be able to play longer and with chances of success. “
