{"id":95786,"date":"2026-04-07T17:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=95786"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:27:04","slug":"bublik-pays-tribute-to-monfils-after-ending-his-final-monte-carlo-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/bublik-pays-tribute-to-monfils-after-ending-his-final-monte-carlo-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bublik Pays Tribute To Monfils After Ending His Final Monte-Carlo Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Bublik paid a touching tribute to Gael Monfils after ending the Frenchman\u2019s final run at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Monfils received an extended, heartfelt farewell from fans following his 6-4, 6-4 defeat on Court Rainier III, and Bublik was quick to pay tribute to the former World No. 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis match was not about me; it\u2019s all about Gael, who has had an amazing career and been an amazing champion. I was happy to be part of it,&#8221; Bublik said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said to him at the net, it was exactly 10 years ago that I was a hitting partner for him and Grigor. Back then he was one of the few guys who told me I was going to make it. It was really emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a ride it was.<\/p>\n<p>Monfils &amp; Monte-Carlo: a 20-year love story \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gael_Monfils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Gael_Monfils<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolexMonteCarloMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RolexMonteCarloMasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5GSk5H1bp\">pic.twitter.com\/E5GSk5H1bp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (@ROLEXMCMASTERS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ROLEXMCMASTERS\/status\/2041526398586634295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Playing his farewell season, 39-year-old Monfils earlier in the tournament rallied from a set down to defeat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>With the victory, Monfils broke a tie with Richard Gasquet and now has won more ATP Masters 1000 matches (145) than any other Frenchman. He also became the second-oldest Masters 1000 match winner behind Ivo Karlovic, who reached the Indian Wells fourth round as a 40-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95796\" src=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/monfils-ceremony-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/monfils-ceremony-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/monfils-ceremony-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/monfils-ceremony.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srElyPgbckQ?si=yvfRIL1o6Y7bTk7k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_HeJCKasuFk?si=1MOBrLGkj-OIW-jl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKGxdAhpg0Q?si=kbe4JksP2IwiTaUo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frenchman plays final match in Monte-Carlo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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