For his debut at the US Open, Gaël Monfils continued his momentum on the American tour with new success. In 3h10, he disposed of the Japanese Taro Daniel (95th) in four sets: 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6. If the tricolor reaches the second round, the image of this meeting occurred at the first change of sides.
Indeed, the husband of Elina Svitolina complained to the referee for a disturbing smell. The world number 162nd spoke with a smile of the smell of marijuana coming down from the stands. The “Monf” would not be the only player to have complained, in recent days several players have experienced the same problem.
“The smell, oh my God. I think it comes from the park , had launched at the address of the referee Maria Sakkari, former semi-finalist of the tournament before being knocked out as soon as he entered the running. The Greek, however, admitted that she was not too bothered by these frequent smells in the New York enclosure: “Sometimes you smell food, sometimes you smell cigarettes, sometimes you smell grass.”
“Wow! it smells like nonsense, “said the Frenchman, provoking laughter from the public and the exasperation of his coach Mikael Tillstrom. Gaël Monfils will face in the second round of the US Open, the Russian Andrey Rublev (8th).
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