It was an honor to be on the receiving end of one of his hotshots," Tsitsipas pays tribute to Monfils

le 01/10/2025 à 12h20

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The announcement of Gaël Monfils' retirement at the end of the 2026 season has certainly made waves in the tennis world. Among them, Stefanos Tsitsipas wanted to pay tribute to the Frenchman in his own way.

He posted a video of a match excerpt from the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in New York between them, where Monfils played a magnificent winning passing shot against the Greek.

Tsitsipas captioned it: "Gaël Monfils' hotshots were so spectacular, it was an honor to be the recipient of one of them.

Tsitsipas Stefanos

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Monfils Gael

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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