Monfils broke down after losing in the first round to Australia.
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Monfils at the bottom of the hole.
Defeated by a second-zone player in the first round of the Australian Open after a disjointed match in five sets (3-6,6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3), the Frenchman had struggling to hide his dismay at a press conference.
“I play badly, I can't serve, I can't make a forehand anymore, I make mistakes.
I am six meters behind, I put tarpaulins.
No trust.
I am honest to tell you that I have no confidence.
I don't feel good, it shows.
I don't need to say more, it can be felt I think, ”he said.
"It hurts because I'm taffy"
Very affected by the succession of defeats since the resumption of the circuit last summer, Monfils, also beaten very early at Roland Garros this fall, burst into tears at the end of his conf ': "I would like to get out of it .
I ask for a little clemency.
Yes I lost a lot, it hurts me because I am trying.
The worst part is that I taffe.
And every time they come back here and they tell me things again… You can see that I can't do it.
I train like a butcher and it doesn't work.
When the guy is on the ground, you don't have to 'shoot' him.
I would like to get up and tell you that this nightmare is over, but here I am ”.
EMOTION from @Gael_Monfils 👊
More than just a game. # 9WWOS #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/dJmmxdz4CT
- Wide World of Sports (@wwos) February 8, 2021
We will therefore leave Monfils alone while he regains a little of this famous confidence and wins a few games here on clay.
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