French number 1, Gaël Monfils was eliminated in the first round of Roland-Garros on Monday by the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3). He is going through a bad time with three eliminations from his entry in the running in three tournaments.
Gaël Monfils struggled to find the words after his defeat in the first round at Roland Garros against Kazakh Alexander Bublik on Monday (6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3). “I played badly, I mismanaged the moment, explained the number 8 seed of the tournament. Obviously I’m disappointed… I don’t know what else I can say except that I’m disappointed.”
“It’s my worst match (at Roland Garros, editor’s note), that’s for sure, added the Frenchman. I think it’s obvious that I’m not having great feelings at the moment. It’s hard. for me to be really good, to be able to play well. Alexander (Bublik) made his match, but I make a lot of mistakes, a lot of double faults, I place myself very badly … I just don’t play well, quite simply . It sure gives a result not superb. “
“I lost my rhythm…”
Since the resumption of the season, after confinement, this is the third time in three tournaments that Gaël Monfils, the French number 1, has been eliminated in the first round. And he should not be reminded of this statistic a few minutes after the defeat. “I think there are players who have lost more than three times. I play three bad games, it has happened to me before. I will go back to training.”
Before attempting an explanation: “I lost the rhythm…”. And without wanting to question the constraints related to Covid. “There is no excuse for my underperformance. The constraints are like that. And when you lose, it’s harder. When you win, you feel less, the constraints. It’s a tournament. necessarily different, but everything we do is different since the recovery. “
