Gael Monfils overcame cramping and a four-game final set deficit to win his first match in nine months in a French Open late-night blockbuster.
'Totally crazy': Gael Monfils plays a backhand return to Sebastian Baez.PARIS - Gael Monfils overcame cramping and a four-game final set deficit to win his first match in nine months in a French Open late-night blockbuster, dubbing himself"totally crazy".
A semi-finalist at Roland Garros back in 2008, Monfils came back from 0-4, 30-40 in the decider to stun an opponent 14 years his junior and ranked at 42. His winning backhand brought the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd to its feet before a sobbing Monfils collapsed onto the red clay surface.Monfils's last win on tour came in Montreal in August 2022 before a plantar fascia rupture in his right foot sidelined him until March this year.
In that period, he has missed 13 Grand Slams with a series of injuries, including right knee, right shoulder, left wrist and most recently right foot."I didn't even expect to win this match. My objective is to be fit so that I can have long matches."
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