He had however been reassuring, full of desire and hope a week ago, via a press release on his website. Hit in the right wrist in the first round in Miami on March 22 and forced to leave the game at 3-3 in the first set against his compatriot Ugo Humbert, Monfils then gave positive news a week later. “It’s not a serious injury: it’s inflammation, linked to a neuromuscular problem. Infiltration, ultrasound and TECAR therapy should remedy this. And with any luck, I’ll be on the court in two weeks, at the Monte-Carlo Open.”he explained then.
Obviously, the dice of luck once again did not roll in the right direction for the former world No. 6 and semi-finalist twice in the Grand Slam (Roland-Garros 2008 and US Open 2016), today ranked 324th in the world. This Thursday, Monfils was forced to give up the Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo (April 10-16).
Wild card pour Luca Van Assche ?
2023 looks like quite a challenge for Gaël Monfils for the moment, who must overcome a new setback in his business returning to the top level, at 36 years old. After spending seven months conscientiously treating his plantar fasciitis in his right foot, which finally stopped him dead on August 11 in Montreal against Jack Draper, the Frenchman had considered a simpler and probably more convincing return to competition than those two inaugural defeats (at Indian Wells and at the Phoenix Challenger), that withdrawal to Miami and now that forfeit to Monte Carlo.
