Forget analyses Monfils' comeback: "He did something about his wait-and-see attitude".

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Jules Hypolite

le 18/01/2025 à 18h35

1 min to read

Forget Monfils Open d'Australie

At 38, Gaël Monfils became the second oldest player in history to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open, behind Roger Federer.

Having made a dazzling start to the season, including a title in Auckland, Monfils is pushing back the boundaries of age at a time when nobody expected him to.

For Ouest-France, former world No. 4 Guy Forget had this to say about the Parisian's impressive form: "It's as if all of a sudden, the old volcano is roaring again. Today, I saw a passionate young player giving his all.

I didn't see a 38-year-old.

One of Gaël's relative weaknesses, when a situation became critical, was that he became too defensive. In this case, he did something about his bad habit of taking a wait-and-see attitude.

He surprised everyone by hitting hard along the line and taking risks on his second serve. I hope he's recovered well enough to face Shelton.

Gaël is just as powerful as he is, so he'll have to be more than just a defender - he'll have to be a puncher too."