France's Monfils announces retirement at end of 2026
The 39-year-old former world No 6 has been playing on the ATP tour for 21 years
gulfnews.comGaël Monfils is widely reported to be retiring at the end of the 2026 season. Several outlets noted his plan to wrap up his ATP career after the 2026 year, with mentions of his age (39) and notable career highlights .
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The 39-year-old former world No 6 has been playing on the ATP tour for 21 years
gulfnews.comGael Monfils said he has played for the last time in Toronto after crashing out of the Masters in Sunday's opening round of the ATP Masters to a Chilean qualifier. The 38-year-old French tennis icon missed out on four match points to exit 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) to number 142 Tomas Barrios Vera, who won the first Masters match of his career and ended a seven-match loss streak at the ATP level. Monfils symbolically touched the baseline as he walked of...
www.nampa.orgGael Monfils suffered a scary fall on Tuesday in the early stages of his first-round match at Roland Garros, but showed his fighting spirit in a courageous comeback at his home Slam.
www.atptour.comBerdych, the No. 8 seed, advances to play the winner of Juan Monaco-Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals. Monfils said afterward he had a bruised right hip. He said he would need to undergo further tests to determine the extent of his injury, but was optimistic he would practice again in two days and play next week in Houston. … Monfils said the on-court trainer released some of his pain, and he felt he would be fine in a few minutes. When he found it tough to push off on his right leg,...
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