{"id":95927,"date":"2026-04-07T19:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=95927"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:48:14","slug":"monfils-reflects-on-beautiful-memories-of-monte-carlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/monfils-reflects-on-beautiful-memories-of-monte-carlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Monfils Reflects On &#8216;Beautiful&#8217; Memories Of Monte-Carlo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gael Monfils didn\u2019t get the result he wanted Tuesday against Alexander Bublik in the second round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. But after a warm farewell from fans, players and tournament officials, he departs his 13th and final appearance at the tournament full of love and appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I take away every match I\u2019ve played here. From the first to the last, every moment I\u2019ve had on this clay, which is beautiful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chance to have played this tournament 13 times\u2026 I\u2019ll take a bit of all that with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked what he would remember most about the event, he said, \u201cA beautiful tournament, a beautiful court and an unbelievable view.\u201d<\/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>Monfils, who reached the 2016 final and finishes with a 15-13 record at the event, said that he was a little disappointed to have not pushed Bublik harder in today\u2019s 6-4, 6-4 loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to do a bit better today. I lacked a bit of pep,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a little bit flat and I wanted to do better. He played well, but I wanted to do better. That\u2019s really it \u2014 the desire to do better. But sometimes it catches up with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I want to do better, but I think my body doesn\u2019t always allow me to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his immediate schedule, Monfils said that he was waiting to hear back from tournaments regarding wild card requests in the lead-up to his final Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<p>He said that his farewell season has been an emotional one so far, but that he tries to block out sentimental feelings during matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to be as competitive as possible and to block all that out as much as I can,\u201d he said. \u201cBut of course, once it\u2019s over, all of that comes back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the match, I try to be as ready as possible to put on a good performance.\u201d<\/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>Monfils has a 3-4 win-loss record on the season and a 586-355 record over his career.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik had some touching words for Monfils at the net after their match.<\/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,\u201d Bublik said during his on-court interview.<\/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<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><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\/QKGxdAhpg0Q?si=kbe4JksP2IwiTaUo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frenchman leaves thankful for his 13 visits to the Principality<\/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-95927","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Monfils Reflects On &#039;Beautiful&#039; 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