A magical evening. To make you love Gaël Monfils a little more. The Frenchman qualified for the second round of Roland Garros on Tuesday by beating, despite cramps, Argentina's Sebastian Baez (42nd) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, clinching his first victory since he returned to competition in March after seven months off to treat an injury.
To discover
- Roland Garros Men's Singles
- Roland Garros Women's Singles
In the decisive set, Monfils quickly found himself leading 4-0 in a match that had become one-sided. But he continued to fight and savor with a smile his beautiful points, making the audience stand up. And the inevitable Marseillaise sounded in the stands at the change of side at 3-4. Monfils equalized at 4-4 and found himself leading 6-5 before concluding with a final break.
