A few days before the start of Roland-Garros, Gaël Monfils was scared in training, by twisting his ankle. A small fall without consequence, a priori.
Not in good shape on the pitch, after two successive eliminations in the first round of the Rome and Hamburg tournaments, Gaël Monfils may have believed for a moment that his Roland-Garros was over before he even started. The French number one was indeed a fright on Wednesday.
Big fear, today, for @Gael_Monfils , during a workout broadcast live, in Nyon, on his Twitch channel (https://t.co/v9af2olWXD) His ankle was blocked, but more fear than harm visibly because he finished training. pic.twitter.com/7bdzF3SQJt
– Tennis Legend (@TennisLegende) September 23, 2020
During a training session on the clay court in Nyon, Switzerland, broadcast live this Wednesday on his Twitch channel, the player visibly blocked his ankle, on a slip at the end of the race. Fortunately, he was able to get up and finish his session ignoring this twist. This Thursday, he must know the name of his opponent in the first round of Roland-Garros during the draw of which he will be seeded number 8.
Roland’s great French hope
In the absence of Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, both injured and forfeited, and while waiting to know the fate of Benoît Paire, still tested positive for Covid-19, Gaël Monfis presents the best French chance on the Porte side. from Auteuil. The ninth player in the world was also preserved by preferring not to play the US Open. Suffice to say that without the Monf ‘, this Roland-Garros would look greyish for French tennis.
