Gael Monfils French Open News

 

 

 

 

Monfils had a good run in Poertschach as a warm-up for the French Open. He won his first match against Sam Querrey 6–4, 7–5. He defeated 7th seeded Hyung-Taik Lee by a score of 7–6(5), 6–4. In the third round, he triumphed over 2nd seeded Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3 for one of the most impressive wins of the year for Monfils. He followed that win up in the semifinals with a win over 4th seed Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 7–5. The tournament ended with a loss against Juan Mónaco of Argentina in the 4th final of his young career by a score of 6–7(3), 0–6.

He failed to repeat his fourth round run of 2006 at the French Open, losing in the third round to David Nalbandian in a closely-contested 4 set match. He had beaten Olivier Rochus in the first round and upset the number 18 seed Juan Ignacio Chela in round 2.

 

2008

In the French Open Monfils reached a semi final berth for the first time in any Grand Slam. On his way he defeated fellow countryman Arnaud Clément and well as Luis Horna, Jürgen Melzer, Ivan Ljubicic, and 5th seed David Ferrer who he defeated 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 becoming the first Frenchman in the semi finals since 2001. Monfils was defeated by no. 1 seed Roger Federer 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 5-7.