End of an Era: Nelson Monfort Announces Possible Retirement from Roland Garros Clay Courts

Guest of “Pascal Praud and you” on Europe 1, Nelson Monfort announced that he could say goodbye to the clay court of Roland Garros, at the end of this 2024 edition. The contract of the illustrious sports interviewer ends at the end of the year.

In the aisles of Roland-Garros, his name is (almost) as well known as that of Rafael Nadal. This shows that Nelson Monfort left his mark on the Parisian tennis tournament with his voice imitated a hundred times. However, and just like the fourteen-time winner of the Coupe des Mousquetaires, he could say goodbye to clay during the 2024 edition, which starts on Sunday May 26. “It’s probably my last year.”admitted the polyglot interviewer from courtside, on Europe 1.

Thirty-three years of presence in the corridors of Roland-Garros

This announcement, made reluctantly, shook Pascal Praud, and undoubtedly fans of the little yellow ball. Because Nelson Monfort remains a pillar of France Télévisions, historic broadcaster of the Grand Slam, since 1988 and has carried his good nature through the corridors of the Porte d’Auteuil stadium for thirty-three springs. But his permanent contract ends at the end of the year, he will play his last balls until June 9, the scheduled date of the final of the men’s tournament. “I imagine that the public will give you an incredible party”, imagines the CNews presenter, admiring the longevity of this figure, sometimes noisy, but associated with the Roland-Garros brand.

A tribute will be paid to him on the day of the final

If Philippe Canderolo’s wise sidekick has not planned anything special to close this chapter, his comrade Laurent Luyat wishes to mark the occasion. “I have a little surprise for him on the last day, the day of the final,” explained in “Culture Médias” the subscriber to the terrace of the Philippe-Chartrier court. “I found images from the time or from the famous interview with Michael Chang, when he says he thanks Luigi, while he thanks Lord Jesus. Nelson understood that it was the pizza chef from Porte d’Auteuil. As soon as this amusing wink as a farewell gift, Nelson Monfort will be able to immerse himself in the Olympic Games with this irrefutable passion screwed to his glasses. His last Olympics, too.

2024-05-25 10:40:00
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