Still time to beat djokovic just once.

 

Noleel are friends,i am sure if they meet next season Novak will tank the match.

 

Legend, was always a fan. I remember watching him playing Andy at RG in 2006 when they were both still teenagers

 

AO2007 R2 was my first memory of him. I felt so bad for Baghdatis (2006 finalist)

I found highlights of his Rio Olympics QF with Kei, which showed the best and worst of Monfils. I was relieved when Kei won the match but with sadness for Gael falling short (and I expected that DF at the right moment on cue).

 

i remember when he won the junior french open with his sleeveless blue top… he was 18.

 

Endless farewells and tributes incoming.

 

All deserved

 

Well, probably. Gaël wanted to go until he was 40... that will be on September 1st.

However, Paris isn't far away, and a wild card would be likely, not only as a Frenchman, but it's also where he experienced his most intense emotions... even if it won't be at Bercy.

 

He already said ,he wants ceremony in Bercy or wherever it is now and not RG.

 

Very positive news, his clown tennis and unmotivated reactions on the court will not be missed.

 

Great news. Hope he will take his wife with him. Bye.

 

Time to score at least one win against his owner this or next year.

 

against his owner

Kinda rude, they even have the right to vote now.

(FTR it's a House MD reference)

 

Title is confusing... Is he quitting at the end of 2025 or playing the full 2026 season?

 

I assume the entire 2026 season.

 

I mean, these old guys hanging around for the money, it gets tiresome. In my mind, they're gone once they fall from their lowest peak, which is so long ago for LaMonf I've forgotten.
But then again I'm not a fanboy of any players.

 

I agree, players really should retire sooner, but I understand many stay to finish out various corporate contracts, have their kids see them play tennis, give employees time to line up other gigs, & squirrel away extra cash for the college fund. Others become so institutionalized from Juniors onwards, it's all they know. Tennis is their identity.

Once Monfils made those uncharacteristically negative comments about how he sucks, I knew the writing was on the wall. We often talk about injuries and age playing their part, but once you go mentally, it becomes impossible to win.

This narrative of the magic, fairytale run bookends so many careers, but also keeps players hanging on far past their so-called sell/use by date. Venus should've retired after 2017, Serena after 2019, and Nadal after his final RG. There are others to mention, of course. None of the players leave the game with the audience wanting more.

 

All in all, Gael doesn’t really have that great of a resume for such a big name. Zero Slam finals, zero 1000 titles, only three 1000 finals - and those were in the "smaller" ones, Monte Carlo and Bercy…

 

Ah, the last of the Musketeers ends his run! Those were good times for French tennis. Hope Gael can stay injury-free and snag some good wins in his last season.

 

So, he will retire as 40 yo.

Expected, but sad. He is still capable of playing some great ones. Remember, he beat Alcaraz last year.

 

Hope he has a few more matches against djok to make it more lopsided.

He's been and is a character on tour. The tour was just a lot better with him,
Regardless of whether you think he underperformed or not

And you can tell he just loves the game

 

Hope he has a few more matches against djok to make it more lopsided.

He's been and is a character on tour. The tour was just a lot better with him,
Regardless of whether you think he underperformed or not

And you can tell he just loves the game

Underprepared is more apt in his case.

He arguably had the most talent of all his French peers (including Tsonga) & many other non-francophone peers but blew much of it on partying & womanizing. Could almost call him a lighter French version of Safin.

Who's to say, had he met his wife or settled down earlier, he might have had a more illustrious career.

 

He is one of my favorite players of the past 20 years. So charismatic and endearing. I’m going to miss him.

 

Monflis had a great run , got to be a part of some of the most epic matches in history and always gave a tough fight.

 

Monfils posted this on Twitter...his retirement plans seemingly are planned for a bit while now and was able to hide from almost everyone IMO.

 

Monfils posted this on Twitter...his retirement plans seemingly are planned for a bit while now and was able to hide from almost everyone IMO.

Ah bon! Tous les Mousquetaires parlent!
(Remembering their good friend, Mathieu Montcourt, too, gone way too soon. R.I.P. Mathieu)

 

This thread confirms the well known fact that a large percentage of posters in here are virgins with no life.

 

I wouldn't exactly call him a "legend of the sport", but those who watched him will undoubtedly remember him as an extremely entertaining player. Do think he somewhat resorted to pushing when athletically he was gifted to do really well if he played attacking (that USO 14 match against Fed was a great example), but seems like that wasn't really his motivation either so who am I to knock on him.

Anyways, wonderful career, I can see him continue to do reasonably well over next year so in that sense it's one of the more happy retirements perhaps

 

Never forget

 

Poor audience who had to watch extended warm-ups.

 

This. He has 14 months to go. What's the point of announcing retirement so early ? So typical. The clown thinks he's some kind of God of something ?

Some people might want to get the chance to see him one last time before he finishes. Other than Frenchies.

Never forget

Madrid 2017 with Simon was peak troll match, WTA could never.

Simon won 0-6 6-0 7-6(0).

 

I think 2026 season will also be Djokovic’s final season, marking the end of the 80s generation players.

 

 

"That counts more then anything else"

Djokovic admitting Federer is GOAT?

 

I don't like the word "quits" in the thread title. He's retiring.

 

*Clowning.