Beaten by Dimitrov, Monfils makes no excuses: "He's just stronger than me"

Gaël Monfils saw his London adventure come to an end on Friday. After two fine opening matches, the Frenchman was largely dominated by a diligent Grigor Dimitrov (6-3, 6-4, 6-3).

Questioned in the press conference, 'La Monf' made no attempt to deny his relative powerlessness: "He's just stronger than me. Why do you think I was the favorite? He plays real grass-court tennis. He served well and returned the ball just right. In the few exchanges that there were, it was very hard for me, because he manipulated me very well...

Grigor, if you can't get him out of his comfort zone, it becomes very complicated. There was only one game where I managed to worry him on his serve. It was very hard for me to move around." (comments relayed by L'Equipe).