Monfils says goodbye to Roland Garros with a unique fact in the history of the tournament

Gael Monfils has played his last Roland Garros as a professional tennis player after falling in a five-set thriller against Hugo Gaston (6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0), but he leaves with a unique fact in the Parisian Grand Slam. The Frenchman becomes the player who has played the most five-set matches since the beginning of the Open Era in Roland Garros. A total of 17 matches, surpassing Stan Wawrinka (16), Novak Djokovic (14), Yannick Noah (12), and Marat Safin (12).

17 - This will now be Gael Monfils’ 17th five-setter at Roland Garros, surpassing Stan Wawrinka (16) for the outright-most of any player at the event in the Open Era. Fighting.#RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @atptour pic.twitter.com/OlFGOAekOT

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