The Gael Monfils Appreciation Thread

[Souup]

What a Gun

Against Marcos Baghdatis who is one of the most talented players in the world, and to turn it on like that..

Class

 

[-VC-]

Toot toot! All aboard. I've got my tickets on the bandwagon.

 

[bus24]

Yep, I've got my seat. Lucky I got here early, its going to fill up quickly

 

[passionate81]

Yeah im on board. Quite i lively player which makes good viewing. How was that 190k forehand down the line? Brilliant!

 

[mckinale]

who (apart from his opponents) doesnt wanna see this guy succeed?
his celebrations genuinely made me smile
hes different, hes obviously passionate
i hope he does well

 

[legitimatic]

I love his passion and he's so unique, I'm on the bandwagon, just a bit upset that it was against Marcos he turned it on against, damn draw! But this guy is amazing.

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

I think it was the last Australian Open that I really took notice of the kid (and got on the bandwagon), then he sort of disappeared for awhile, but he's back

 

[mckinale]

but he's back

in pog form!

 

[iDon]

Bought my ticket and payed up. Great energy and what a unique player. He is young as well I hear. Toot Toot.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

who (apart from his opponents) doesnt wanna see this guy succeed?
his celebrations genuinely made me smile
hes different, hes obviously passionate
i hope he does well

unless he plays Marat, im on board

 

[mudgeathon]

unless he plays Marat, im on board

Same for me

 

[Thewlis Dish]

His ankles are the only thing that will stop this kid going a long, long way in the sport. Supreme talent.

 

[crowsarethebest]

He's going to be a great player... his amazing speed around the court is unheard of. One of the best actors on tour as well it seems. He really got the crowd on his side early... his celebrations were pretty funny.

 

[Lenny*]

Wont last through the tournament without an injury.

But yeah he's deinately entertaining.....Very raw.

 

[pjcrows]

in pog form!

I traded your soul for Alf pogs. Remember Alf? He's back. In pog form!

GOLD

 

[Funkalicous]

Noticed him in last years' French Open and have been a fan since. He's awesome! He didn't just outplay Baghdatis, he out-entertained him. - That's no small feat.

My God though, does he have to chase down everything?!

 

[Xtreme]

His ankles are the only thing that will stop this kid going a long, long way in the sport. Supreme talent.

I thought of that last night, i went to bed early (yes lame i know, but having no sleep in recent days due to the weather i was buggered) but couldn't get to sleep, so i switched the tv on and saw him hobbling around and thought that was what was going to happen. His enthusiasm is great to see.

How great was the ace he served as his second serve, in the first set (where Marcos challenged it). Bloody ripper.

 

[Borry]

A 197km/h forehand return. Wow.

 

[DB10]

That was some truly cracking tennis from Monfils last night. Loved every minute of that match. The boy has a tremendous future ahead of him.

 

[Souup]

A 197km/h forehand return. Wow.

Camera couldnt even keep up with it

 

[SriLankanCat]

Saw him play at Wimbledon, lost but played well

A star iof the future

 

[johnnyhoward]

Still only 20 but has had a fair history of injuries unfortunately. He was awesome, unfortunately it was against Marcos but still a brilliant performance. Early on you could tell he was going to win - Marcos looked very flat and Monfils dropped the 3rd set effectively due to his ankle worries (either that or he was a good actor).

He plays some rash shots and there were a couple that went quite wayward But he's great to watch

 

[jaxx]

Those two consecutive shots down the line at full stretch in the 1st set were amazing as well.

Wouldn't $2.95 be good value for him to beat Gasquet?

 

[ShearMagic9]

A tad late but I only just discovered the thread.

Please forgive me.

Oh, I'm on the wagon btw.

 

[mudgeathon]

2.95