Monfils bids farewell to Madrid: 'We don't give up'

A informacao chegou e merece atencao. Gael Monfils ' final appearance at the Mutua title="Heliovaara/Patten finish with a flourish, capture first Madrid title">Madrid Open ended in a straight-sets defeat on Thursday when he lost 3-6, 4-6 to Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the opening round.

Importante mencionar que Earlier in the day, the Frenchman's wife, WTA star Elina Svitolina, also lost her opening match in Madrid. It was not the ending Monfils had hoped for. But despite the disappointment, the 39-year-old kept his perspective, departing the Spanish capital filled with a strong sense of gratitude.

"Not the best day for the Monfils family today," the Frenchman posted on X. "Complicated match for me, I would’ve liked to do better for my last Madrid. "15th time competing here, a huge thank you to @MutuaMadridOpen for all these years and for having given me the chance to come back." Monfils’ best runs at the Caja Magica came in 2008 and 2010, when he reached the quarter-finals, falling to the eventual champions Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal , respectively. The former World No. Continue acompanhando pra nao perder as novidades.