Monfils on Inspiring Young Tennis Players

Led two sets to one, the veteran of French tennis overturned in five sets his compatriot Ugo Humbert, Tuesday in the 100% blue poster of the first round. A fight in five sets of almost four hours. “It’s a good victory that gives confidence. I beat Adrian Mannarino, also seeded last year. But it is also a lot of success because I also lost against Manna and Ugo here. The confidence that I have accumulated since the start of the season helped me. I come out of this rinsed match as if I had played a five sets match in Roland-Garros ” The soon 39 -year -old Parisian has become the oldest French in the past in history to climb to the second round of Wimbledon, where he will face the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (105th). He does better than Stéphane Robert who had reached the second round of Wimbledon at 38 and 59 days in 2018: “I have the impression that as soon as I win a match I win a record. I take, but this record will be broken one day “laughs the mon’f. And add: “I work hard, it’s not easy every day because it is a permanent challenge. I remain a competitive guy in a lot of areas. I always want to win. Having to challenge young people, it makes me love it. ”