FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 8, 2021 France's Gael Monfils after losing his first round match against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two days after making an emotional exit from the Australian Open, Frenchman Gael Monfils vowed to bounce back from a series of poor results in the past year, saying tennis was his biggest passion and it was time to get "back to work".
The former world number six last tasted victory at the end of February 2020 and Monday's first round defeat at Melbourne Park in five sets to Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori was the sixth straight loss for the 34-year-old.
