Winner Sinner
Hall of Fame
At the age of 38 years and 3 months he has just won his 13th ATP title of his career, the second in the last 15 months, to which we can add the scalp of Alcaraz (17 years younger) at the last tournament in Cincinnati.
With this success he rose to 41st position in the ranking.
All this to say without appeal of denial that the French tennis player outside of a discussion of the big three who have objectively made another sport, is by far the player of that generation who has aged better, therefore much better than the various Berdych, Wawrinka, Del Potro, Murray, Nishikori, Gasquet, Tsonga, Soderling, Ferrer, Fognini, and so on and so forth.
But all this also leads to other reflections.
Obviously the secret of this longevity, in addition to a greater physical integrity compared to the names mentioned above, is due to off-the-charts athletic skills that still make him one of the best athletes around.
I remember when it was said that LeBron, once he got older and lost a good part of his athletic prowess, would decline worse than others, instead his case, just like that of Monfils, demonstrates the exact opposite, that is, when you can count on those surreal athletic means, the risk is then to find yourself even at the threshold of 40 years with a type of first-rate athleticism that allows you to maintain excellent performance levels.
I also close by saying that these results of the old Monfils also have the other side of the coin, since they do nothing but confirm how he was able to enhance only a minimal part of his potential at the moment of his maximum competitive splendor.
With this success he rose to 41st position in the ranking.
All this to say without appeal of denial that the French tennis player outside of a discussion of the big three who have objectively made another sport, is by far the player of that generation who has aged better, therefore much better than the various Berdych, Wawrinka, Del Potro, Murray, Nishikori, Gasquet, Tsonga, Soderling, Ferrer, Fognini, and so on and so forth.
But all this also leads to other reflections.
Obviously the secret of this longevity, in addition to a greater physical integrity compared to the names mentioned above, is due to off-the-charts athletic skills that still make him one of the best athletes around.
I remember when it was said that LeBron, once he got older and lost a good part of his athletic prowess, would decline worse than others, instead his case, just like that of Monfils, demonstrates the exact opposite, that is, when you can count on those surreal athletic means, the risk is then to find yourself even at the threshold of 40 years with a type of first-rate athleticism that allows you to maintain excellent performance levels.
I also close by saying that these results of the old Monfils also have the other side of the coin, since they do nothing but confirm how he was able to enhance only a minimal part of his potential at the moment of his maximum competitive splendor.
