“I have to thank my physiotherapist, Nathanaël Pierre, who did an incredible job. I really wanted to play tonight. I have so much fun in UTS matches.” After twisting his right ankle on Saturday afternoon during the third quarter of his duel against Jack “The Power” Draper in Group B of UTS London, Gaël “La Monf” Monfils had to throw away the sponge.
But, thanks to the magical fingers of the man he also appointed as his coach for this competition, he was able to return to the court in the evening. If he lost the duel, and the qualification, against Holger “The Viking” Rune, he signed the point of the day. With a frontal tweener released in complete relaxation, in the middle of the exchange, before continuing with a forehand passing.
Rublev, Pair and a kiss story
While the lumberjack Andrey “Rublo” Rublev, already qualified, sent wood, notably on the forehand, to inflict a defeat three quarters to zero on an already eliminated Benoît “The Rebel” Paire, the two men notably enjoyed microphone in front of the mouth.
“I liked that he came to give me a hug (after a nice point from Benoît Paire),” Rublo replied to the commentators at the end of the first quarter. “If he kisses me next time, maybe I’ll let him win a quarter.” “I wasn’t far, it was close,” quipped The Rebel, who had just conceded a 26-10. “I think I deserved to win the first (quarter), he was a little lucky at the end.”
Ruud plays net
Friday, Diego “El Peque” Schwartzman, with a grazing shot, and La Monf, with a sweeping effect worthy of Roberto Carlos, had a blast playing around the net: why go over it when you can get around it?
This Saturday, Casper “The Iceman” Ruud imitated them. During his victory against El Peque which allowed him to take second place in group A and validate his ticket for the Final 4, the Norwegian placed a sliced backhand while passing next to the post.
Rune all in delicacy, and completely back to the net
Renowned for the power of his strikes capable of dislocating the glaciers of Scandinavia, Holger “The Viking” Rune showed that he was not left out in delicacy during his first success of the day, against Alexander “The Bublik Enemy ”Bublik.
A few hours before beating Monfils to take second place in Group A and advance to the semi-finals, The Viking placed a backhand smash, completely with his back to the net, silky to the touch. A lovingly polished, short-crossed gem that The Bublik Enemy could only watch shine.
2023-12-17 09:10:19
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