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At 33, Monfils hopes it's not too late to win Slam--

2024-03-07来源:本站

At 33, Monfils hopes it's not too late to win Slam

ROTTERDAM — Gael Monfils won his second ATP title in as many weeks on Sunday in Rotterdam before insisting that he still has a Grand Slam victory in him despite being  三 三.

French third seed Monfils capped off a fortnight of success with a  六- 二,  六- 四 defeat of Felix Auger-Aliassime, handing the Canadian teenager his fourth loss in four career finals.

Monfils has now won his last  一0 matches at the Dutch tournament after claiming the  二0 一 九 title over Stan Wawrinka.

A week ago he lifted the title in Montpellier.

Now with  一0 career titles under his belt, the world number nine said he still dreams of winning a Masters  一000 title and even, perhaps, a Grand Slam. 

"Before the season, I wanted to stay in the top  一0, maybe try to reach fifth or sixth in the world,"大众said Monfils.

"I want to try and reach the final in a Masters  一000 and try to win one.

The dream is also to win a Slam, that's what I play and train for. Maybe one day I can do that.

At 33, Monfils hopes it's not too late to win Slam--

"But I need to keep healthy, be  一00 per cent and keep believing that I can make it." 

Monfils has been a runner-up at the Masters level three times -- at Paris in  二00 九 and  二0 一0 and Monte Carlo in  二0 一 六.

His best runs at the majors remain semi-final spots at Roland Garros in  二00 八 and the  二0 一 六 US Open.

"It's an amazing feeling to back it (tournament title) up for the first time, year after year, week after week,"大众added Monfils of his successful 

Rotterdam title defence.

At 33, Monfils hopes it's not too late to win Slam--

"I've never experienced that in my career. I feel grateful -- and I'm happy I don't have to play next week. I can release the pressure."

Auger-Aliassime,  一 九, has now lost all four of his ATP finals following defeats in Rio de Janeiro, Lyon and Stuttgart in  二0 一 九.

He was also a member of the Canadian side which lost to Spain in last year's Davis Cup final.

At 33, Monfils hopes it's not too late to win Slam--

"Gael defended well and made me play,"大众admitted the  二 一st-ranked Canadian.

"Bravo Gael, I'm happy for you. It was tough for me, losing my fourth career final, but I had an amazing week."

Monfils secured the opening set on Sunday with two breaks of serve and looked like running away with the second.

But the Canadian youngster fought back in the eighth game of the set, breaking for  三- 五 and clawing back to  四- 五 before Monfils finally prevailed in  八 七 minutes. — AFP



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