Gael Monfils bowed out of the Erste Bank Open on Saturday with a 7-6(5), 7-5 semifinal loss to David Ferrer. Monfils had plenty of chances–especially in the first set–but was doomed by a failure to convert any of six break-point opportunities. Ferrer eventually got the job done after two hours and one minute.
Semifinal highlights:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSxawYyVOfY]
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Overall it was a successful and entertaining–what’s new?–week for the Frenchman, who scored wins over Thomaz Bellucci, Poalo Lorenzi, and Lukas Rosol.
Monfils plays guitar on his racket while Rosol argues with the chair umpire:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSyD8klb_Ds]
Monfils’ jumping forehand smash against Thomaz Bellucci:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1AE5dwMo3c]
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I thought Monfils had 8 Bps but I was trying to count myself instead of looking at the stats.