At 39, Monfils Holds a Record That Speaks Volumes About His Injuries

Withdrawal at Chengdu followed by pulling out of Beijing. Monfils now holds a unique record since 1990: the player having most often withdrawn before or during a match.

Gaël Monfils recently injured his ankle at the Chengdu tournament, having to withdraw at the start of the third set against Alexander Shevchenko and subsequently pulled out of Beijing.

This new injury is likely to disrupt his plans for the end of the 2025 season. It marks the 35th time in his career that Monfils has withdrawn during a match or pulled out before a match.

At 39, he leads in this statistical category (since 1990), ahead of Tommy Haas (33), Nikolay Davydenko (31), and his compatriot Richard Gasquet (28), as indicated by Jeu, Set et Maths.

The Parisian admitted after his withdrawal that he was not "in the best period of his career."