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Sydney · 05-11-2008 13:26:13

Urodzony : 1 wrzeÂśnia 1986 w ParyÂżu
Miejsce zamieszkania : Nyon
wzrost : 193 cm
waga : 80 kg
trener : Roger Rasheed
w ATP : Od 2004 ( TMS ParyÂż , Hewitt 6-3 7-6 (3) )
Wygrane trurnieje : 1 , Sopot

WiĂŞcej z zyciorysu itp. pĂłzniej , narazie wspomne tylko Âże Geal w styczniu przyszÂłego roku wygra najprawdopodobniej swĂł mecz nr 100 w ATP , ciekawe czy wĂłwczas bĂŞdzie jeszcze go coÂś ÂłÂączyÂło z tÂą pieknÂą sÂłowaczkÂą

DUN I LOVE · 05-11-2008 13:31:43

ZmieniÂłem tĂŞ pierwszÂą fotkĂŞ, bo trochĂŞ przyduÂża byÂła

Gael - fikuÂśny to czÂłek, spory potencjaÂł, wielki talent, beznadziejna taktyka
OdnoszĂŞ wraÂżenie, Âże on chyba lubi wykonywaĂŚ tytanicznÂą prace by mieĂŚ coÂś, co mĂłgÂłby mieĂŚ mniejszym wysiÂłkiem. GÂłĂłwnie dlatego, Âże mimo progresu rankingowego wciÂąÂż tylko siĂŞ zapowiada, trudno powiedziec, czy siĂŞ kiedyÂś w tym seniorskim tenisie speÂłni.

A wrĂłÂżono mu karierĂŞ bajecznÂą.

aÂś · 20-04-2009 15:15:58

http://www.sport365.fr/tennis/article_3 … ines.shtml

Gael niestety z powodu kontuzji kolana musi zrobiĂŚ sobie co najmniej trzytygodniowÂą przerwĂŞ od tenisa, dlatego teÂż opuÂści tegoroczny turniej w Rzymie i Madrycie.

Robertinho · 20-04-2009 15:35:27

Ja i tak siĂŞ dziwiĂŞ, Âże on sobie jeszcze nic na amen nie rozwaliÂł. Zdrowia ÂżyczĂŞ, rozsÂądku juÂż nie, bo w to Âże on przestania te swoje wygibasy uskuteczniaĂŚ, to juÂż nie wierzĂŞ.

asiek · 20-04-2009 17:44:32

Tak wiĂŞc ta kontuzja tÂłumaczy bolesnÂą poraÂżkĂŞ w II rundzie MC.
Z jednej strony dobrze, bo nie przeciÂąÂży siĂŞ przed French Open, spokojnie odpocznie ale znowu moÂże "zapomnieĂŚ" jak gra siĂŞ na clayu. W zasadzie co siĂŞ dziwiĂŚ. Jego styl gry jest bardzo "kontuzyjny". Taki juÂż jest nasz Gael.

Fed-Expresso · 20-04-2009 18:03:35

KorzystajÂąc z przykrej okazji jakÂą jest kontuzja, wyraÂżĂŞ swojÂą teoriĂŞ, Âże Gael zostanie wielce niespeÂłnionym zawodnikiem i mam spore obawy, Âże nic poza sopockim turniejem w swojej zawodowej karierze nie wygra. Wielka szkoda, bo to zawodnik o ogromnym potencjale, szczegĂłlnie niewykorzystanym przy sieci. SwojÂą drogÂą, aÂż trudno mi uwierzyĂŚ, Âże przy tych parametrach moÂżna byĂŚ tak nieziemsko sprawnym(sam bĂŞdÂąc ledwie parĂŞ cm niÂższy wyglÂądam przy nim jak inwalida).

Robertinho · 21-04-2009 10:55:37

French Open - Monfils doubt for French Open

Gael Monfils is doubtful for next month's French Open because of a knee injury.

"It is possible that I will not play Roland Garros," the world number 10, who reached the French Open semi-final last year, told sports daily L'Equipe.

French federation doctor Bernard Montalvan said Monfils has Osgood-Schlatter's disease and has suffered from the problem in 2007.

"From time to time, there is an inflammation of the kneecap and it's the case now," he said.

Monfils will also miss the Rome and Madrid Masters tournaments.
(eurosport)

asiek · 07-05-2009 16:57:13

Last year's French Open semi-finalist GaĂŤl Monfils explains his love affair with the red dirt.

GaĂŤl Monfils has been in love with clay even since he was a youngster. Since he first picked up a racquet, in fact, and learnt his trade on the red dirt at Jean Bouin, a mere topspin lob away from the Roland Garros stadium that hosts the only Grand Slam to be played on clay.

It is of course the ideal surface for someone who has earned himself the nickname "Sliderman", and with the home crowd behind him the French Open always seems to bring out his showmanship qualities. Beginning with his French junior (15-16-year-olds) title won in Paris in 2002 and culminating with his spectacular run to the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, and not forgetting his first tour title in Sopot, "la Monf'" as the French call him has always shone on this, the toughest of surfaces – for a number of reasons.

"The psychological challenge? I love it!"

"I like long rallies," says Monfils, cutting a long story short. "I also have more time to think when I play on clay. I can go further back as well – I don't have to be glued to the baseline – and I can make the ball kick up more as well… It's basically my kind of surface!" So much so that when he won the junior French Open in 2004, the big-hitting Parisian was confident enough to fire down an ace on a second service to clinch the title. A masterstroke like that takes nerves of steel, and the mental battle that makes clay court tennis often seem like a giant chess match is also something that appeals to Monfils.

"The psychological challenge? I love it! And this is something that's even more important at Roland Garros," says Monfils with a grin, referring to the fact that the French Open is played over the best of five sets and here, more than anywhere else, an outsider can make a run deep into the second week. "You can end up in real trouble if the draw isn't kind to you," he continues. "Imagine if you get someone like Oscar Hernandez, Albert Montanes or Potito Starace in the first round. The general public may not know much about them but they're by no means easy to beat! After that, the tournament starts to take off and you're bound to have to face one of the big names by the third round. And at Roland, since it's a Grand Slam, there are 128 of us in the draw meaning that all the clay-court specialists are there, so that negates your advantage."

Against all odds

The road to Roland this year has been an uphill one for Monfils to say the least. He has had a recurrence of what is commonly called growing pains but which is actually known in the medical profession as Osgood Schlatter's disease, causing him real pain in both knees, particularly the left. La Monf had to withdraw from the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and is unlikely to play much tennis before the French Open gets under way – hardly ideal preparation for the most important tournament of the year as far as French players are concerned, but Monfils remains confident.

And he has good reason to be. In 2008, he came to Paris suffering from a groin strain only to go all the way through to the final four and even take a set off Roger Federer. Monfils knows therefore that he has the mental wherewithal to cope with five-set matches and two-week tournaments, and this year he has been working on the physical aspect as well. Having taken on Australian coach Roger Rasheed last summer, he has been working on a specially designed fitness regime. "I've been doing a lot of work over the past few weeks," Monfils explains. "Physically, I'm stronger than I was a year ago." Just how strong is he? "Even compared with Rafael Nadal in this respect, I wouldn't come up short," he says, confidently.

Art · 10-09-2009 13:06:30

The Monfils Trap

http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/ … /#comments

Fed-Expresso · 28-09-2009 06:15:15

#2)Metz 2009

R32 Bye
R16 S.Grosjean 6/1 6/1
QF J.TipsareviĂŚ 6/1 4/2 Ret.
SF R.Gasquet 6/4 6/3
W P.Kohlschreiber(2) 7/6 3/6 6/2

Ostatnio edytowany przez Fed-Expresso (28-09-2009 06:16:31)

szeva · 06-10-2009 18:18:37

Jeden z bardziej efektownych graczy , miÂło sie patrzy na jego grĂŞ, jednak to jego Âślizganie na hardzie powodujĂŞ u mnie ciarki na plecach, gdy Gael poprawi taktykĂŞ to moÂże byĂŚ wielki, ale na zmianie taktyki sie nie zanosi bo Monfils to po prostu ÂżywioÂł

Art · 11-01-2010 13:46:27

Australian Open - Gael Monfils looking doubtful for Australian Open

Gael Monfils faces a race against time to be fit for the Australian Open after a shoulder injury forced him to withdraw from the Sydney International.

As designated top seed for Sydney, the Frenchman was given a first round bye but pulled out before his second round opponent was even decided.

Monfils said he injured his right shoulder at last week's Brisbane International and was hoping his decision to skip Sydney would enable him to play the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on January 18.

"I think I have an inflammation... it's getting worse and worse," the world number 12 said.

"If I keep going playing on it, it's gonna turn into something chronic I think, so I need to take some days off."

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/11012010/58/ … -open.html

DUN I LOVE · 11-01-2010 14:31:14

Monfils out of Sydney International

AAP

Top seed Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the Sydney International with a shoulder injury which also has the Frenchman in doubt for the Australian Open starting in Melbourne next Monday.

Monfils says his right serving shoulder is inflamed and requires several days' rest.

The world No.12 is hopeful of being fit for the opening grand slam of the year, but won't make a decision until later this week.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news … -m1sd.html

jaccol55 · 12-01-2010 13:45:23

Monfils hoping for fast shoulder recovery

Gael Monfils could be on the danger list for the Australian Open as the Frenchman rushes to try to heal the shoulder injury which forced him out as top seed from Sydney.

Monfils, ranked 13th, is now in a race against the clock with the first Grand Slam of 2010 starting Monday.

"It was getting worse and worse; I had a little hope to be a bit better, but ...," said Monfils. "If I keep playing on it, it's gonna turn into something chronic.

"I had this injury two years ago and I've had it now about ten days, I think it's due to over-work."

Monfils said he would wait until mid-week to test the shoulder with an eye on the Australian Open start. "I'm trying to stay positive on my participation for the Australian Open."

http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20100 … r_recovery

rusty Hewitt · 15-01-2010 13:24:40

Monfils w DEUCE:

The Natural

Gael Monfils is perhaps the best athlete on the ATP World Tour. But can that athleticism be harnessed for the greater good?

Showtime and Gael Monfils is ready to go. His clothes are loud and flamboyant, his hair untamed. Tattoos dot his arms and his entire body glistens with sweat.

Game on and now he is dashing back and forth like Zorro slashing at the ball with his racquet as if it were a sword. Trouble on the far side line and Monfils has to fly across the court chasing a ball that was struck flat and hard. Arriving at the precise moment that the ball is about to bounce twice Monfils spatula hacks a forehand slice sending it like a boomerang back across the court.

Still, the problem is not solved. The ball is going one way and Monfils the other because he is sliding as if on a block of ice and not an abrasive slab of plexi-plave. Next challenge is a drop shot and Monfils punches turbo to get there on time and then he shovels the ball back across the net, yet again.

Clearly frustrated, his opponent commits the fatal mistake: he lobs. Monfils likes this. With shoulders turned, core primed and hips pumping leg across leg, he ignites and explodes high into the air. The smash is struck like a thunderbolt and upon returning to earth Monfils erupts with a roar that rattles the rafters. The crowd goes wild as Gael Monfils beats the hell out of his chest. Game over.

You would be forgiven for thinking that you were watching a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean, but no, you are courtside and have just witnessed a single point in a match featuring arguably the game’s most athletic player.

Monfils' eyes are wide open and he is staring straight at me. He does not flinch and it feels like you are trapped into some kind of virtual eye lockdown. Satisfied, he releases the tension and begins in a voice so soft that it is barely audible.

“I needed a change,” begins the 22 year old from the east side of Paris. “In France, the coaches want everything perfect. They want copy, they want beautiful. That is not me.”

MonfilsUp until then Monfils went through coaches like the French tear through freshly baked baguettes, one right after another. Olivier Delaitre, coach for the French Federation of Tennis (FFT), was with Monfils through the juniors and early stages of the Futures. He thinks he knows why.

“Gael has always been determined and focused on his game,” begins Delaitre. “He was young and maybe made mistakes, but he was trying every day to move up, to learn something and to improve. In my opinion, that is why he changed so often his coach. He was always seeking something more.”

The French are not easily impressed with talented junior tennis players. They have had so many: Di Pasquale, Simon, Gasquet, and Tsonga. Patrice Dominguez, technical director of the FFT, has seen them all. To him, Monfils was different.

“Of course, his physical ability was incredible, but he had the desire that made him stand out over the others. That was what impressed us at the time. And since then he has never let us down.”

Dominguez is standing courtside watching Monfils practise. It looked like any other point until Monfils struck a big inside-out forehand, sending his practice partner scrambling. Now Monfils is on the offence and fast approaching the net. Instantly, and without warning, he leaps like a panther over the net and spikes his partner’s shot into the court for a winner before the ball can cross the net. Dominguez lets out a smile as the other players stare in disbelief at the incredible display of raw athletic talent.

“Gael is a ball player,” says Dominguez. “He is simply a ball player. Like a Harlem Globetrotter, he loves the show. You know, sometimes he comes to play at Roland Garros with his friends and they don’t even know how to play tennis. But Gael does not care. He just loves to play the game. His enthusiasm attracts people.”

From his hairstyle to his shot selection to his customized car, Monfils wants to be different. He does not want to be compared to anyone. He just wants to be Gael Monfils. But he also wants something else, too: to be great. And in July of 2008 he could hear the clock starting to tick.

Roger Rasheed was in Australia when he got the call. It was right after Wimbledon and Monfils was on the other end asking him for help.“Gael, do you know what you are letting yourself in for, mate?” Rasheed said. “Are you sure that you are ready for this?”

Yes, he was sure. More sure than of anything else. “I wanted to be tougher,” Monfils admits. “I needed someone strong.”

What Rasheed wants, Rasheed gets and soon he had Monfils’ mind and body in overdrive. Years of training Lleyton Hewitt reinforced to him what it took to be great and now with his new charge, he had a new mission. Call it The Gael Monfils Project.

“He is not even close to where I want him to be,” Rasheed says. “In two years time he will be a beast. When we started I told him that he was Top 5 potential, but he needs to be able to play a full season. He has some incredible physical attributes, his length, and ability to stretch, and general elasticity. We have taken a lot of that sliding out of his game because if he is sliding that means he is in on the defence. Now, maybe he does it only one or two times per match.”

Monfils“I think it was a great improvement to have Roger on his side,” Dominguez says. “Roger is a tough guy in the practice session, and he has a lot of good exercises to channel Gael’s energy. But the most important thing is that Roger realised that for Gael to improve his game, Gael would have to improve his perception of the game.”

“First thing I said to him when I got off the plane is, 'From now on you stand here',” Rasheed says, pointing at the baseline. “If you look at his tennis before, he was just defensive. Can he win a Grand Slam defending? No. Can he win a Masters 1000? No. He has to play more offence. And he has the weapons to do that.”

While moulding the will, Rasheed had to be careful to not break Monfils’ warrior spirit. “It [style] is part of me,” Monfils claims. “When I am on the court, my style is my nature, my instinct. I love to run. When I am on the court, my parents always tell me that [my running] is a gift from God.”

Other players are taking notice of the improved Monfils. Close friend and countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is impressed. “Gael is more consistent now. Roger helped him structure his game well and showed him to move forward.”

“Roger has helped me to become more professional,” Monfils acknowledges. “He loves to work and he takes care of the details.”

On paper, it does not look an extraordinary result: Gael Monfils defeats Dennis Istomin 7-6, 7-6 in the first round of the Proton Malaysian Open. But what is not written down is that Monfils arrived in Kuala Lumpur just hours before he was set to play. No hotel, no sleep and no practice. Just a 27-minute warm-up.

He had the perfect excuse to lose, and who would say anything? Did he not just win Metz three days ago? But Monfils is in Malaysia and hungry for more. Clearly fatigued and suffering from jet lag, he is running on fumes. Still, he is scrapping for every ball, swooping around the court like a bird of prey. Just one problem: Istomin knows Monfils is not 100 per cent and he is gunning for an upset.

Though he is losing, Monfils is sticking to the game plan and attempting to control the baseline. Except on this day Istomin is painting the lines with every stroke. Monfils is down a break and Istomin has the first of two set points on his serve. It is gut-check time for Gael Monfils. He looks up at Rasheed, takes a few deep breaths and nods his head up and down.

He refuses to give in, there has been too much work, too much sacrifice, and he and Roger have invested too much to go down without a fight. Like Rocky Balboa, Monfils takes Istomin’s best punches and refuses to be knocked out. He heaves a forehand here, chops a slice there, all the while Istomin is ripping the ball side to side, jerking Monfils back and forth so much that he is earning frequent flyer miles.

MonfilsSomehow, Monfils breaks, but he is too tired to celebrate, instead he lifts his head up and looks to Rasheed. No words were spoken between the coach and player. There was no need, for the look that Monfils gave Rasheed said much more than any words could express.

Monfils’ last match of the 2009 season was a three-set thriller versus Novak Djokovic in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Bercy. Down a set and a break, he looked to have no chance, so well was Djokovic playing. Then Monfils dug deep and summoned up all of his fight, all of his determination and levelled the match. Monfils lost the match in a third set tie-break, but on this day he won the respect of all those who ever doubted his toughness.

In many ways, Monfils is France’s prodigal son. The special one forever favoured over the others because of his immense talent. But Monfils rebelled against the French method, and left the country. Might he return to Paris one day to hoist the Coupe de Mousquetaires high over his head, giving France the hero they so desperately seek? Patrice Dominguez thinks so. “I think that Gael will be our guy to bring France a
Grand Slam trophy,” Dominguez says.

For as long as he cares to remember, Monfils has had to listen to people tell him how talented he is and how many opportunities he has been given. All that just piled on the pressure and raised expectations to unrealistic levels. Now, they are saying something different about him. They are saying how tough he has become and that now there is plenty of substance to back up the showmanship. Monfils like this.

Serenity · 01-02-2010 23:08:19

Monfils Visits Soccer City Stadium & Mandela's House

World No. 13 Gael Monfils, the top seed at the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, cast his eyes over South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup preparations in a visit to the Soccer City stadium in Soweto on Monday.

The stadium, originally built in 1987, has been reconstructed into a 94,700 capacity stadium, dubbed the ‘Ring of Fire’ by the locals, that will host the opening and closing games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Monfils, travelled to Soweto via police escort, and was clearly relishing the opportunity to visit the world cup venue, updating his twitter page en route, writing, “I'm going to soccercity (sic) stadium in soweto (sic)”.

Upon arrival at the Stadium, Monfils and his entourage were met by Venue Director, Jacques Grobbelaar, who led the crew on a 45-minute guided tour of the stadium. During the tour, Grobbelaar explained that the venue, only 20 days away from completion, is based upon the iconic African pot known as the calabash.

The stadium is mainly filled with orange seats, but there are also lines of grey seats, representing the road to the FIFA World Cup, the direction towards the other FIFA World Cup venues around South Africa, and two separate lines representing Germany and Brazil, the venues of the 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.

Half way through the tour, Monfils and his team ventured down to the 12m Rand (US$1.5m) pitch to see exactly where the dreams of the 32 competing nations will be played out. The pitch is generally off limits to people visiting the stadium, however a special exemption was given to Monfils, who proved that he was just as adept with a football at his feet than with a racquet in his hand.

“I am a big fan of football, but I don’t have a favourite team, I prefer to watch the soccer players as they are so talented,” admitted Monfils. “I used to play football when I was young, but also my dad was a professional soccer player, so I used to play a lot.”

Monfils was clearly impressed with the stadium saying, “It is amazing, it’s gorgeous, its huge, it’s very huge. I have been in the Stade de France in Paris, and I think this one is a little bit bigger, and has an amazing feel. I would love to come back for the World Cup, but it depends on my schedule, I think it is during Wimbledon, but if I can for sure I will do it."

The Frenchman also didn’t miss the opportunity to keep his fans updated by uploading pictures and video from his visit to his Twitter page. Monfils also sent the pictures to members of the French national team boasting that he had beaten them to the stadium, locker room and onto the pitch.

Grobbelar also explained that the stadium was also the venue for Nelson Mandela’s first mass rally after he was released from prison in 1990. With that in mind Monfils headed to the suburb of Orlando West, in Soweto, to Mandela House, the place where Mandela raised his family from 1946 until his imprisonment in 1962.

The two bedroom house, located at 8115 Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, today stands as a museum aimed at providing an effective and meaningful experience to all visitors about the context of Mandela’s home life and his life as a whole.

The Frenchman was shown around the small house and was clearly moved by the experience.

“When the lady came and explained Nelson Mandela’s life, to know all the little details and where he used to live,” said Monfils, “it’s an amazing experience. It gives you a lot of emotion, and seeing the writing on the wall and the pictures and the gifts people gave him, it was a very good experience for me.”

Reflecting after the visit, Monfils added, “tennis is a sport, but this is history. I do like the Nelson Mandela story and what he came from and what he made, so for me it was one of my biggest experiences in my small life, and I wish maybe one day I will come back with my parents to show them exactly this, because this is very good.”

The last word of course comes via his Twitter page, with Monfils tweeting on the ride back to hotel, “unbelievable experience to visit Nelson Mandela’s house”.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis … Visit.aspx

DUN I LOVE · 02-02-2010 21:37:22

I po polsku:

Johannesburg: piÂłkarska wycieczka Monfilsa
Francuz Gael Monfils, najwyÂżej rozstawiony tenisista w turnieju ATP w Johannesburgu (z pulÂą nagrĂłd 442,5 tys. dol.), miaÂł okazjĂŞ odwiedziĂŚ dom Nelsona Mandeli w Soweto oraz stadion na tegoroczne piÂłkarskie mistrzostwa Âświata.

Monfils, sklasyfikowany na 13. miejscu w rankingu ATP World Tour, jest fanem futbolu, co widaĂŚ nawet podczas jego treningĂłw na korcie, gdy czĂŞsto Âżongluje maÂłymi, ÂżĂłÂłtymi piÂłkami. ZresztÂą jako mÂłody chÂłopiec ĂŚwiczyÂł regularnie w juniorskiej druÂżynie, zanim zdecydowaÂł siĂŞ na zawodowÂą grĂŞ w tenisa.

Organizatorzy imprezy w RPA umoÂżliwili mu wycieczkĂŞ do Soweto i wejÂście na murawĂŞ stadionu, wybudowanego w 1987 roku. To na nim doszÂło do pierwszego publicznego wystÂąpienia Mandeli po wyjÂściu z wiĂŞzienia w 1990 roku.

W ostatnich latach trybuny tego obiektu powiĂŞkszono dwukrotnie, tak by podczas tegorocznych MÂŚ mogÂły pomieÂściĂŚ 94 700 widzĂłw. Podczas wizyty Monfilsowi towarzyszyÂła eskorta policyjna, a tenisista miaÂł okazjĂŞ chwilĂŞ pobiegaĂŚ za piÂłkÂą na boisku, a takÂże zwiedziĂŚ stadion w towarzystwie jego dyrektora Johna Grobbelara.

- To ogromny stadion i robi wielkie wraÂżenie. ByÂłem kiedyÂś na Stade de France w ParyÂżu, ale myÂślĂŞ, Âże ten jest nieco wiĂŞkszy. Z chĂŞciÂą bym tu przyjechaÂł w czasie mistrzostw Âświata, ale wszystko bĂŞdzie zaleÂżeĂŚ od mojego planu startĂłw. Niestety finaÂł pokrywa siĂŞ chyba z terminem Wimbledonu - powiedziaÂł Francuz, ktĂłry pierwszy tytuÂł w cyklu ATP wywalczyÂł w sopockim Orange Prokom Open w 2006 roku.

- Jestem wielkim fanem futbolu, ale nie mam ulubionego zespoÂłu. Po prostu lubiĂŞ oglÂądaĂŚ dobrÂą grĂŞ. Jak byÂłem mÂłodszy sam graÂłem w piÂłkĂŞ, choĂŚ byÂła to raczej amatorska zabawa. MĂłj tata byÂł zawodowym piÂłkarzem, wiĂŞc nie byÂło w tym przypadku - dodaÂł.

Wprost ze stadionu Monfils udaÂł siĂŞ na zachodnie przedmieÂścia Soweto, do domu przy ulicy Vilakazi, gdzie od 1946 roku mieszkaÂła rodzina Mandeli.

- Wizyta w tym miejscu i moÂżliwoÂśĂŚ poznania szczegĂłÂłĂłw dotyczÂących Âżycia czÂłowieka, ktĂłry zmieniÂł historiĂŞ, to dla mnie niesamowite odczucia i jedno z najwaÂżniejszych doÂświadczeĂą w moim Âżyciu. KiedyÂś sprĂłbujĂŞ to przywieÂźĂŚ rodzicĂłw, Âżeby mogli to wszystko sami zobaczyĂŚ - powiedziaÂł Monfils.

http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1840,title,Johan … omosc.html

Serenity · 14-05-2010 21:32:58

Monfils plans to fulfill his passion for poker

Gael Monfils won't reign in his passion for poker despite criticisms that the flamboyant Frenchman might be getting distracted from his day job of tennis.

The No. 18 showed he's all over his game, reaching the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters for a showdown with Rafael Nadal after coming back from a hand injury and stomach illness last week which prevented him from playing Estoril. .

Monfils plays poker so frequently online that he has recently been signed to a modest sponsorship contract by a website, PokerStars.

The French player also recently participated in a hands-on tournament at the elite Monte Carlo casino and says he will continue to mix gaming and tennis as he pleases. "I've been playing poker for a very very long time.

"Since no one knew about it, no one was breaking my balls. And now suddenly I hear some journalists and other negative people trying to make me feel guilty.

"If poker is a passion of mine, I don’t see why people should give me a hard time. In fact it makes me laugh more than anything else," said the 23-year-old.

"I can do whatever I want with my free time. Some people stay hours watching DVDs to relax, I spend hours playing poker. This doesn’t prevent me from taking my tennis career seriously."

http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20100 … _for_poker

Serenity · 26-05-2010 20:36:33

If GaĂŤl Monfils were a football player...

GaĂŤl Monfils likes football. Not surprising, given that his father is a former player. With a mere three weeks until the World Cup starts, we decided to ask the No.13 seed all about the beautiful game…

Who do you think will be the biggest surprise at the World Cup?
I have a good feeling about Australia. Nobody’s picking them, but I’m pretty optimistic.

What about the biggest disappointment?
I don’t think there’ll be one. All the favourites will play well.

Speaking of favourites, who are yours?
France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and England.

Who would you pay good money to see in South Africa?
The French team.

What’s the most overrated team?
None of them are overrated this year, I think the rankings are pretty accurate and that will be borne out in the results.

Who is your favourite player?
My Dad.

What were your favourite experiences as a footballer?
Firstly when I played with the Les Lilas youth team, and secondly when I trained with Lausanne under-21s in Switzerland.

Who is your favourite manager?
Arsène Wenger.

How much would you pay for your favourite player’s shirt?
Nothing, I’d just ask him for it [laughs].

If you could play 90 minutes with any team, which would it be?
France.

Which is your favourite football stadium?
To be honest, I’m not really worried about things like that. I like the game, and the stadium just happens to be where matches are played.

What's the best goal you’ve ever seen?
The one that Thierry [Henry] scored for Arsenal against Manchester United [in 2000]. He got the ball with his back to goal, flicked it up, spun round and rifled it into the top corner.

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/ … 11631.html

Serenity · 21-06-2010 15:46:51

Wimbledon 2010: Wywiad z Monfilsem po meczu 1 rundy

Q. I'm gonna ask a couple questions in English if that's all right.

GĂEL MONFILS: Okay.

Q. Not even focused on your match, if that's also okay.

GĂEL MONFILS: That's okay.

Q. Your thoughts and observations of what's gone on with your national team in the World Cup.

GĂEL MONFILS: I mean, yeah, for sure it's a bit strange. But actually we are sad of this, but how I can say? You know, I'm like a player. I'm support still my team. I'm still behind my team even.

Maybe some people think they made mistake or doing stuff wrong, but I will always be behind them because I think it's tough moment for them for sure.

But we never know. We still have one match. The magic can happen. I know it's kind of hard, and even close on impossible, but I'm still behind my boys, I will say. I will cheer for them for sure on Tuesday.

Q. What you do you make of the controversy, of the turmoil with the team, the coach, and the government getting involved?

GĂEL MONFILS: Yeah, this is a bit massive. I think it's massive. But, you know, about that, I don't think I'm qualified to speak about it.

But my thought is just, you know, I'm behind like the French team. It's still our team and we still have a little chance to qualify. So I will still cheer for them.

Q. When you first heard that this has happened with the boycott of a workout, what were your immediate emotions?

GĂEL MONFILS: Well, I just said, Maybe something happened big. You know, maybe I think ‑‑ I will say the biggest mistake for me is like the press get involved too much maybe. You know, they try to ‑‑ I know it's a big story, but they make this like too big, I think.

So this is wrong for our team, I think. Yes, maybe some stuff is not very clear or not very good. But still I think like the captain say, like Patrice Evra say, If they have some problem, we have to keep it on the team. Not let the press involved like this, because then it's like a bit messy.

I think it's sport. But like I said, they still have a chance to qualify, even to make like France a bit better, I will say. So I really hope they will take it and they will make us very proud of our country.

Q. One last thing, and that is: What struck you about the government getting involved? You mentioned the press. What did you think when you heard the government got involved?

GĂEL MONFILS: I just heard today, so I don't even know what they say. Maybe tomorrow I will be more able to tell you. Just I don't know.

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/int … 17028.html

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