Almost six months have passed since the last appearance of Gaël Monfils on the circuit. As far from the courts as from the ranking that he is already out of the 200 best in the world!
With a date and setting for the return, its actuality is a real unknown. ANDn the ATP 500 in Rotterdam, a contest that will take place from February 13 to 19, will take its first steps in 2023.
His long absence began after his participation in the Montreal Masters 1000. After passing the first two rounds of the Canadian tournament (by defeating the Spanish Pedro Martínez and the American Maxime Cressy), the Frenchman faced Jack Draper in the round of 16. However, when he fell 2-6 and 0-2, Monfils suffered a painful injury that did not allow him not only to continue advancing but also not to participate in the following months.
It is clear that Monfils sees in 2023 a year of transition for what will be the 2024 season where the Olympic Games in Paris are the primary objective.
In this mobilization of numbers of the world ranking, there were those who benefited and positioned a name that “whistling softly” was located as the new leader of French tennis, being 45th. This is Benjamin Bonzi. He is closely followed by Richard Gasquet, 46th.
The man born in Nimes gave one of the shots of the tournament in the second round of the Australian Open by going down to Pablo Carreño Busta, 15th.
