Monfils and Murray craft the perfect player
The exercise is not new. Nevertheless, Andy Murray and Gael Monfils ' attempt to create the perfect player during the final of the 2020 ATP Finals was very entertaining.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 26, 2020, 02:25 pm
With the hard work done, Andy Murray made one final verdict on Gael Monfils' Twitch channel: "I think my player wins." Before that, the Briton and his French host had given a lot of thought to what qualities a perfect player would need on the ATP tour. First of all, there was agreement at the opening of the game: Nick Kyrgios can fall back on the best serve, Murray and Monfils agreed. As is well known, the Australian has made himself scarce in the past few months and refrained from starting the tournaments after the corona break.
Monfils and Murray also found each other in a few other categories - also because they both nominated themselves: In terms of praise, Monfils had his interlocutor just ahead of Lleyton Hewitt, but the Australian Davis Cup boss could actually have ended his career by now. Murray's choice fell on himself. His specialty, the sky-high praise, which gives him time to get back into a good court position, is unfortunately limited by various structural measures in tennis halls.
Monfils nominated two compatriots, Murray Roger Federer
The two veterans also agreed on speed: Gael Monfils is the fastest player on the tour. At least when it comes to pure speed. It was interesting to watch the reactions of the fans, who commented on every choice of Murray and Monfils in the Twitch chat. When it comes to speed in particular, Alex de Minaur seemed like a good choice for many.
Monfils and Murray put it rather wildly in the stops and volley categories: Just because Benoit Paire offers a lot of dropshots doesn't mean he has to be the best in this category, noted Murray, who chose Fabio Fognini. Nevertheless, Monfils stuck to his choice and nominated Nicolas Mahut for another fellow countryman in the field of flying ball. Murray went the classic way: With Roger Federer you are never wrong on the net.
And this is how they look, the perfect players from Gael Monfils and Andy Murray:
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