Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 3, 2025 France's Gael Monfils in action during his second round match against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
LONDON (Reuters) -Tennis showman Gael Monfils bowed out of Wimbledon in five sets on Friday — but the Frenchman was more sage than sour as he reflected on a career that has danced between the sublime and the spectacular.
The 38-year-old fell 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 to Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in a match carried over from last night, yet emerged from defeat with the perspective that comes from two decades in professional tennis and a life now enriched beyond the baseline.
