ATP Lyon: Gael Monfils: "Everything is complicated, everything is difficult"
Gael Monfils suffered another setback in Lyon after his first individual win in over 15 months. A setback that is extremely inconvenient for the French.
by Michael Rothschädl
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May 21, 2021, 08:08 am
Gael Monfils is one of those men to whom the COVID-19-related interruption of the ATP tour was probably the most inconvenient. The Frenchman, who was considered one of the most formidable players on the tour before the global outbreak of the SarS-CoV-02 pandemic and who almost inflicted the first defeat of the calendar year on world number one Novak Djokovic in Dubai, has never really been in since the resumption Ride come.
That shows the balance of the world number 14. impressive: since that ATP event in Dubai, the Frenchman has not achieved a single victory. In the calendar year 2021, the French lost seven times in seven appearances. Until the home tournament in Lyon. Yesterday, Wednesday, "La Monf" achieved their first individual victory of the season against Thiago Seyboth Wild - a sign of life for the tennis artist.
Monfils disappoints
A sign of life that should now be replaced by a setback. The world number 14. Namely, had to suffer the next defeat in his second appearance in Lyon, in a close match Monfils lost to the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. The Frenchman reacted accordingly disappointed after his defeat: "I have no self-confidence, so everything is complicated, everything is difficult. It is not smooth."
"To be honest, everything is difficult. I'm disappointed. I lose 7: 6 in the third set, so I even manage to hold out a little more. I have to find a rhythm so that I play matches, matches, matches. We have to keep believing in it, "continued Monfils, who is now heading into the French Open with extremely low self-confidence. A tournament that is extremely important for "La Monf", as well as being at home.