Monfils: "Perhaps I may have been finished for a while, but I'm not going to give up"

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 24 Jul 2025 | 11.10

Gael Monfils, reflection after defeat. Photo: gettyimages

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It's difficult for any human being with a minimally furnished mind to understand how there are people dedicated to insulting tennis players when they lose a match. Many have reported it, but no one like Gael Monfils has highlighted what players feel when they are defeated and have to read messages of that kind.

Gael Monfils owes absolutely nothing to anyone. At 38 years old, if he continues to play tennis and take care of his body for the physical demands of the circuit, it is out of his love for this sport. After each disappointment, it's logical for catastrophic thoughts to arise, amplified by the hateful messages he receives on social media. This was denounced after losing at the ATP 500 Washington 2025 to Wu Yibing, in a match where he was far from his level.

- Monfils points out that he doesn't understand the people who insult him after a defeat, as he is the one most affected.

"The truth is that reading those messages doesn't affect me because I try to focus on all the positive things in my life. When people tell me that I played poorly, that I'm finished and should stop playing tennis, of course I also think that, maybe I'm finished. But one doesn't give up after a defeat like this. On the contrary, I will seek solutions with more intensity. Honestly, I don't understand the people who send those messages. The one most bothered by a defeat is me; I get furious with myself because I think, why am I here when I could be enjoying time with my daughter and wife on vacation?" reflects the Frenchman.

This highlights how tennis players are the first ones hurt when things go wrong. "When I see myself playing so poorly, I go crazy thinking that I am wasting time. Sometimes, some people may think it's fun to travel to a tournament, step onto the court to compete and perform poorly. No, that's not an easy life always, especially when you do poorly and realize you could have stayed home enjoying your family. It's tough, but this is the path I chose, so I accept it. All that's left is to work harder and better to turn the situation around," said Gael Monfils, who will seek better feelings in Canada and Cincinnati before the US Open 2025.

Gael Monfils' huge outburst about the messages he receives after his matches. 🤯

"You know writing these messages after the matches, honestly it doesn't affect me. You think everything is too good, everything we do is too good.

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