Halle: Gael Monfils reached the Gerry Weber Open quarterfinals on Wednesday then announced he will miss Wimbledon. After defeating Czech qualifier Jan Hernych 6-2, 6-3, Monfils said he withdrew his request for a Wimbledon wild card because he had to deal with a personal problem that could not be delayed. He didn't elaborate.
Mikhail Youzhny also advanced to the last eight by upsetting fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3. German wild card Mischa Zverev advanced by beating Mirza Basic 7-6 (5), 6-3 after coming from behind in both sets. Monfils was once ranked No. 7 in the world but the Frenchman missed several months last year because of a knee injury. He was ranked No. 119 in May before jumping up to No. 67.
Monfils, who has never passed the third round at Wimbledon, said it was a pity he would have to miss it for the second straight year and fourth time in six years, especially because he felt he was beginning to play better on grass. For a player who says he has trouble moving on grass, Monfils was at his acrobatic best against Hernych, at one point even having to jump over the net. Trying to save a break point, the Czech qualifier dived to his right to reach a ball at the net and managed to send it over. Monfils raced forward, failed to reach it in time and his momentum carried him over the net. The two touched hands and Monfils got
10:28 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Halle: Gael Monfils beat fifth-seeded Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open. Monfils broke for 2-1 in the first set. He also went up a break at the start of the second set. Raonic put some pressure on Monfils in the final game, but Monfils hit a drop shot followed with a lob. He then served out the match with an ace....
10:06 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Paris: Gael Monfils advanced to the third round of the French Open by defeating Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Wednesday. A former top 10 player, Monfils missed the French Open last year because of a right knee injury. His best showing at Roland Garros was a semifinal finish in 2008. Monfils warmed up for the tournament by reaching the final of the Open de...
10:59 PM, May 29, 2013
Nice: Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday. The match was interrupted by rain at 4-0 in the first set, but that didn't seem to bother Montanes, who broke for a 3-1 lead in the second and looked set to cruise to victory. But Monfils, a former top-10 player whose...
11:07 PM, May 25, 2013
Nice: France's Gael Monfils beat Spain's Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-4 in the Nice Open on Friday to advance to the final. Monfils will face Spain's Albert Montanes, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 winner over French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the first semifinal in the clay-court warm-up tournament for the French Open. A former top 10 player, Monfils was hampered last year by a right knee injury and has dropped to...
09:35 AM, May 25, 2013
Nice, France: Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France and third-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday. Spaniards Alberto Montanes and Pablo Andujar and Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the last four. Wild-card entry Roger-Vasselin beat Querrey 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1. The Frenchman broke Querrey twice in the final set to lead 5-1 before converting his first match...
08:54 AM, May 24, 2013
Beating Gael Monfils, a friend who is ranked 86th, made him neither happy nor sad, he said in a news conference held much later Sunday. ...
04:17 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Ferrer underlined his Australian Open threat by thrashing Gael Monfils 6-1, 6-2 to reach the final. ...
12:37 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Gael Monfils lost to German qualifier Daniel Brands in the quarters, while David Ferrer advanced to the semis beating Paolo Lorenzi. ...
11:21 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Murray loss leaves Nadal as the highest seed on that side of the draw. ...
08:13 PM, Sep 09, 2009
Federer finally found his groove much to the frustration of Monfils. ...
11:39 PM, Jun 03, 2009
Gael Monfils is the only French player left in the last eight of the tournament. ...
09:20 PM, Jun 02, 2009
Rafael Nadal won his first match as the top seed of a Grand Slam. ...
11:46 PM, Aug 26, 2008
