Gael Monfils did a good job Cincinnati before hitting the “GOAT”. Embarrassed behind the right knee since the start of the week, the Parisian still scalped Cameron Norrie Then Alex De Minaur to be in the round of 16. This Thursday, he could not do a new feat against Novak Djokovic. Led 18-0 in confrontations, My son conceded their 19th defeat against Nole. Djokovic proved intractable with only five unforced errors made and a small break point conceded. The Serb won 6-3, 6-2 to join Taylor Fritz in the quarters. 19-0 against Monfils, the most unbalanced face to face in history. Asked about this stat, the Frenchman replied cash.
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“He’s just stronger than me and I can’t find the key”
“This series is a people’s fantasy”, dropped My son to our colleagues from The team. “Of course I would like to beat him just once. But the guy is just stronger than me. Give me a guy weaker than me and I will win 50 times against him. If you look at my career, 19 times, that means I lose overall once a year against him. Of course, there are some who beat him, but he beat, I don’t know, 25 times Murray or Federer. Of course, they beat him. beaten too. But he’s just stronger than me and I can’t find the key. I too want to win, but I’m never a favorite. Each time he’s 1st or 2nd in the world. I’ve never been favorite, in fact. People have this thing up 19-0. But if I play it 25 times, maybe it’ll be 25-0. And if one day I manage to snatch a match, I will be very happy, but he will remain stronger than me.”
He then continued. “Yes, as a competitor, it’s boring to lose 19 times against a guy. But it’s Djokovic. I don’t take it easy, but I don’t lose against anyone. It’s still the record holder of Grand Slams, the GOAT. Unfortunately, I can’t beat him, but it gives me the weapons against the others. He makes me raise my level on many things. I don’t beat him, but I learn a lot.”
Masterclass complete ðŸ‘@DjokerNole is into the quarter-finals at #CincyTennis6-3 6-2 over Gael Monfils. pic.twitter.com/nfe40SGyjw
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 18, 2023
2023-08-18 19:54:58
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