'Before the pandemia I think I was 9 or something like that. I think I'm 21 or something like that,'Monfils said. 'I just want to get back on top of the game. The newlywed believes he can make another run toward the top of the ATP singles scene.

Monfils, who married long-time partner Elina Svitolina last summer, starts the new year with a new racquet and apparel accomplice leaving long-time sponsors Wilson and Asics to sign on with Artengo.

Monfils never looked back wrapping up an 80-minute win as Kokkinakis, perhaps drained by his 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-4 win over Mikael Ymer in a two hour, 44-minute quarterfinal, committed 21 unforced errors. Monfils crunched 17 more winners than Kokkinakis, 26-9, including a brilliant crosscourt backhand winner that helped him score his third straight service break for a 4-0 second set lead. And, I think it just shows the passion I have for the game and hopefully I have many more this year.” “It just means that I’ve been playing for a long time. My coach told me, like it’s a big match, but no pressure,” Monfils said afterward. The 35-year-old Frenchman takes pride in his finals streak because it shows he's a passion player. More: TA Misinformed Djokovic on Exemption Sliderman sustained his superb finals streak in Adelaide.Īn acrobatic Gael Monfils tore through eight straight games dismissing Australian wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-5, 6-0 to charge into an ATP final for the 18th consecutive year. Gael Monfils won eight straight games topping Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-5, 6-0 to charge into the Adelaide final vs.

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