[1/3] Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2023 France's Gael Monfils reacts during his first round match against Argentina's Sebastian Baez REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerMay 31 (Reuters) - An exhausted Gael Monfils said his epic five-set comeback victory over Sebastian Baez at the French Open on Tuesday was one of the greatest matches of his career.
Monfils, who reached a career-high sixth in the world in 2016, last appeared at a Grand Slam in the 2022 Australian Open quarter-finals before missing much of last season due to heel surgery.
"It's definitely in like top two (matches in my career)," Monfils said at his press conference after the match ended after midnight.
I'm older and (had) even less chances to win this match today.
"I'm playing full adrenaline, like honestly I asked the crowd to scream and somehow I juice up," he added.
Persons:
Roland Garros, Monfils, Argentina's Sebastian Baez, Lisi Niesner, Gael Monfils, Sebastian Baez, Frenchman, Philippe Chatrier, It's, Holger Rune, Rohith Nair, Peter Rutherford
Organizations:
Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, Lyon, Bengaluru