Gaël Monfils spoke Tuesday evening, between the two matches scheduled for the evening session of the Paris Masters 1000, to address the French public. The newly retired player thus closed, on court, a final sober tribute.
He made a point of thanking everyone he crossed paths with in his career as well as the public. The moment was dedicated to his little daughter Skaï.
Monfils thus summed up, in a few sentences, the role of coaches, his family and spectators in the dream he says he lived.
The speech, inserted into the evening program, marked the end of a career played out under the eyes of the Parisian public.
This final tribute aims to say goodbye to a tennis player known for his spectacular game and his sense of showmanship.
The French public received these farewells at the Masters 1000 venue, as the player was retiring from the circuit.