Lamonf in Monte Carlo!

He had not returned since his final in 2016 lost against Rafa in 3 sets. He must have butterflies in his stomach and in my opinion will be much more motivated than in Estoril.

The almost perfect conditions for Gaël: a very nice match-up for him against an Australian who is not a big fan of the surface and who will be less able to thwart his opponents on the ground, a dream tournament where he has a lot of friends and where he is at it. feels good, French supporters galore, and above all: no injury in sight. Quite the contrary. The only downside is that Gaël has just had a not really great match against Fucsovics in Estoril, in which he missed 2 match points. But I think that Estoril was training for him and that he will arrive here with a knife between his teeth. He also said that with age, the earth was his less good surface because he no longer has the patience of yesteryear. And even if we look closer, he has had very few big seasons on earth. His dream remains to win Roland and he knows that he must play well in the big tournaments between now and then. And it starts here. His opponent also had a tournament on dirt before coming, but the dirt in Houston is one of the fastest in the world. On a real classic European land at sea level, I think he will be eaten by the ground cover and the rounded trajectories of the Frenchie.