For the first time in a long time, the French team was orphaned from all of its “four musketeers” for the Davis Cup play-offs which took place this weekend in Pau. Indeed, neither Jo‐Wilfried Tsonga, nor Gaël Monfils, nor Richard Gasquet, nor Gilles Simon was selected. In reality, “La Monf” was before withdrawing at the last moment.
Asked about this generation on the decline, the captain, Sébastien Grosjean, did not dare to bury them even if the words used necessarily have a meaning. “Monfils unfortunately fell ill. He had signed up and he wanted to play. There are still six months until the next meetings and there will be three Grand Slams so we will have to follow the results of all the players and take the fittest. They gave a lot to the French team, it may be the end of a very fine generation. Some have been injured, the ranking is falling, but these are players who can always contribute to French tennis. »
Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 6:18 PM
