Friday Five: The incredible Gael Monfils

Published by Paul Moore

Gael Monfils is capable of the seemingly impossible. Photo: Getty Images
Trying to choose your five favourite Gael Monfils shots is like trying to choose between your children…

Why would we run a Friday Five about Gael Monfils? We could come up with a spurious reason about the US Open and his bizarre performance in the semifinals. But the reality is that we can, and that if you don’t enjoy watching Gael Monfils doing ‘his thing’ then you probably don’t enjoy watching tennis, which begs the question: what are you doing reading this article?! Anyway, witness the Frenchman in full flow:

5. From Queen’s in 2011

Talk about announcing yourself on the scene:

4. Australian Open 2015

He’s not just a trick shot machine, he’s capable of playing otherworldly shots too…

3. US Open 2011

How about this for a behind the back bum shot?

2. Rogers Cup 2015

This is called crunching it:

1. Halle 2013

This is just ridiculously good.

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