"Where I Grew up, Tennis Is Not a Popular Sport" : Before Roland-Garros, Gaël Monfils Tells His Story

MAINTENANCE - Meeting with the tricolor veteran who is still running and preparing to play his 18th Roland-Garros.

At the age of 38, Gaël Monfils is preparing to take part in the 2025 Roland-Garros edition, which will begin next Sunday. The opportunity for him to return to the beginning of his love story with his sport. A journey marked by sacrifices and triumphs that he describes, with sincerity, in the portrait dedicated to him this Sunday in "Seven to Eight". - "Where I grew up, tennis is not a popular sport": before Roland-Garros, Gaël Monfils tells his …

Read Gaël Monfils surprises with his project after tennis: "We earn money..." on StarMag.comSince the age of two and a half years, Gaël Monfils has always bathed in tennis. Son of a football coach and a nurse, he was raised in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. This, before succeeding in a sport, long perceived as inaccessible. Become a professional, he quickly joined the world top. He even reached sixth place in the ATP rankings. However, this s…

In the portrait of "Seven to Eight" by Audrey Crespo-Mara, the 38-year-old tennis player took on the rest of his career. He also went back to the difficulties he had experienced.