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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 28, 2021 France’s Gael Monfils reacts during his first round match against Australia’s Christopher O’Connell REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 28, 2021 France’s Gael Monfils reacts during his first round match against Australia’s Christopher O’Connell REUTERS/Toby Melville
The 35-year-old Gael Monfils has been a consistent performer on the ATP Tour. The Frenchman has always been a fan favorite because of his unbelievable shots on the court. However, there is some unfortunate news for his national side, Team France, for the upcoming ATP Cup. Monfils won’t be participating in the ATP Cup 2022 and as a result, Team France won’t be able to participate.
This has led to Team USA taking France’s spot at the season-opening event in Sydney. Instead of the ATP Cup, Gael Monfils has decided to compete at the two ATP 250 tournaments before the Australian Open 2022 as reported by Lorenzo Ercoli.
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Team France won’t compete at ATP Cup as Gael Monfils withdraws
The ATP Cup 2022 is inching closer and all the teams have started to gear up for their clashes. However, there is bad news for the French Team. Due to Gael Monfils‘ withdrawal, France won’t be able to show their skills at the ATP Cup 2022.
France won't play #ATPCup and allows Team Usa to partecipate (last team to enter).
Gael #Monfils decided to play both ATP 250 in Adelaide. Without his ATP Cup entry, France is not able to partecipate. pic.twitter.com/Pw1ZTD2uix
— Lorenzo Ercoli (@Ladal17) December 7, 2021
Surely, other players of France would be disappointed to not compete at the major event of the year.
Monfils had an interesting 2021; he got married to Elina Svitolina, the WTA star and the couple seem to be enjoying their time together. Remarkably, this year Gael Monfils also became the 11th active player to register 500 ATP career wins.
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Oct 10, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Gael Monfils (FRA) acknowledges the crowd after defeating Gianluca Mager (ITA) in his second round match during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Team USA to take France’s place
After France’s withdrawal, Team USA has gotten the opportunity to compete at the ATP Cup in Australia. They have qualified for the competition as the 16th country. Taylor Fritz will in all likeliness be taking the charge of Team USA. In addition to Fritz, John Isner, Brandon Nakashima, Rajeev Ram, and Austin Krajicek will represent their country.
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – May 11, 2021 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. in action during his second round match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Elite players like Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and others have confirmed their participation at the ATP Cup 2022. It would be a scintillating contest to watch these major players clash at the event.
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