That Daring Young Frenchman Gael Monfils...

Love Game · 08-30-2011, 12:16 PM

...Floats thru the air with the greatest of ease!

Did you see him last night? Wow! I'm really starting to enjoy Gael ... He won these points and many more for the victory

TheMagicianOfPrecision · 08-30-2011, 12:25 PM

He should be in the NBA !

Qubax · 08-30-2011, 02:26 PM

Those are some nice pics

Xizel · 08-30-2011, 02:39 PM

I don't mind the slam dunk, but nice forehand.

Outbeyond · 08-30-2011, 02:44 PM

He's quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite players! He's getting so much better, more consistent, more serious about his work on court...it's so good to see from such a talented and obviously athletic guy. Apparently he's a nice guy off court, too.

Vamos Monfils!!!!

Bryan Swartz · 08-30-2011, 02:57 PM

Hah. Missed the best ones, where he pretended the point was over and did this 'ole' underhanded crap(two different points) and the totally pointless between the legs half-volley at 5-1 in the tiebreak.

Love Game · 08-30-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubax

Those are some nice pics

Thx!

of course theyre low resolution screen caps, and I was hoping some pro at the match would post some on the net, but they must have all been at the federer match!

Love Game · 08-30-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Outbeyond

He's quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite players! He's getting so much better, more consistent, more serious about his work on court...it's so good to see from such a talented and obviously athletic guy. Apparently he's a nice guy off court, too.

Vamos Monfils!!!!

agreed ... oddly, he actually seems to have improved since his split with rasheed

and this is one of his best outfits since he switched to KSwiss

Love Game · 08-30-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan Swartz

Hah. Missed the best ones, where he pretended the point was over and did this 'ole' underhanded crap(two different points) and the totally pointless between the legs half-volley at 5-1 in the tiebreak.

Those were definitely interesting moments .... but I missed getting screen caps on them ... i started feeling sorry for dimitrov after a while cuz even after he stepped up his effort, he ended up in some very awkward positions: once he ran into the crowd and sat down to take a little break, and once he ended up on his knees, with the ball whizzing over his head!

USERNAME · 08-31-2011, 01:53 AM

I think Grigor was overwhelmed by the performance

maxpotapov · 08-31-2011, 02:30 AM

Ouch, his knees!

GhostDog · 08-31-2011, 02:48 AM

I loved the aggressiveness he showed. He was playing smart, strategic, attacking tennis for the most part, and not just pushing, defensive style he falls into way too much.

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Originally Posted by Love Game

agreed ... oddly, he actually seems to have improved since his split with rasheed

Yeah, he's having a great hard court season since the split. It's interesting that he's playing better without really having a full time coach at the moment.

PED · 08-31-2011, 05:34 AM

I saw him live earlier this month in DC, loads of fun to watch in person and really nice that he's getting more aggressive with his shots.

He's got power to spare when he chooses to use it plus he runs every ball down on defense: great combo.

08-31-2011, 06:30 AM

His poor knees..

SirGounder · 08-31-2011, 08:34 AM

Even though he does some ridiculous things that are probably detrimental to his game, it's entertaining. I think tennis needs that.

Love Game · 08-31-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by USERNAME

I think Grigor was overwhelmed by the performance

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Originally Posted by maxpotapov

Ouch, his knees!

There's a brief highlights clip posted showing that @ http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/mat...671946176.html

jakemcclain32 · 08-31-2011, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SirGounder

Even though he does some ridiculous things that are probably detrimental to his game, it's entertaining. I think tennis needs that.

He needs to mix that in with actual winning tennis.

Athleticism second to none, showmanship beyond belief, intelligence of a potted plant.

SirGounder · 08-31-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jakemcclain32

He needs to mix that in with actual winning tennis.

Athleticism second to none, showmanship beyond belief, intelligence of a potted plant.

That is true. I just like him for his pure entertainment value. If he put it all together and got really serious, he would be amazing. His brain just ain't always there.

jakemcclain32 · 08-31-2011, 09:59 AM

You have that right.

Love Game · 08-31-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jakemcclain32

He needs to mix that in with actual winning tennis.

Athleticism second to none, showmanship beyond belief, intelligence of a potted plant.

I used to think that, too

but since his split from rasheed it seems to me he's winning more.

for instance, does anyone know the end of that coaching relationship compared to when monfils became world no. 7??????

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