Shelton admires Monfils before their clash: "His compilation of points is the best of all time".
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Ben Shelton and Gaël Monfils will battle it out for a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday, in a match that promises to have its share of spectacular points.
Asked in the press conference about his favorite memory of Monfils' career, Shelton evoked a famous compilation of points of which only the Frenchman has the secret:
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"There's this highlights compilation on YouTube, I think everyone must have seen it. It's just crazy.
It's the best compilation of tennis highlights ever.
There's one point in particular, I think it's at the French Open where he dives and ends up winning the point. It's amazing. He's the guy with the best highlights compilation of any sport."
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