French tennis star Gael Monfils shared a glimpse of practicing for the upcoming Australian Open and fans spotted another tennis star photobombing him. The debut Grand Slam event of this season will kick start in a day. However, this recent photo session from the court surely excited fans as they spotted another tennis star in the photo. This player is none other than Gael Monfils’s tennis star wife, Elina Svitolina.
Like every year, this season’s Australian Open will be undoubtedly grand. From Naomi Osaka, and Rafael Nadal to many other tennis stars are making their great comeback through this tournament. Now, Gael Monfils’s recent photos took fans on a tour of the players’ excitement for the championship.
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Svitolina’s pose took the spotlight away in Monfil’s photo
The world’s former number-six tennis star recently shared a bunch of photos from his recent Australian Open warm-up session on his official Instagram profile. However, in the very first photo of the lot, fans spotted Elina Svitolina photobombing the tennis star. Sharing the images, Monfils wrote- “Melbourne, It’s good to be back! 😍🇦🇺 Time to go to work 👊🏾😤 #AusOpen.”
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Elina Svitolina’s epic jump on the photo added fuel to fans’ excitement. They could feel the enthusiasm and excitement going on among the players before they embarked on this season’s debut Grand Slam tournament.
Now Monfils and Svitolina who are also known as tennis’s iconic couple are attending the upcoming Australian Open tournament together. Their recent funny moments from the practice sessions truly made fans more excited to watch the couple’s performance in the tournament.
Gael Monfils finds his wife Elina Svitolina motivational and inspirational in his life
Monfils suffered a wrist injury and kept himself off the court during the Rolland Garros tournament last season. At this moment, Monfils found his wife, Svitolina to be a true inspiration in his professional life. Monfils said- “Just proud of my wife, to be honest. How much work she has put in to be at that level. How much discipline she had. I was amazed by her strength, mentally, in some matches, to turn them around and then come back for her next match – I was proud and inspired. This is why I feel like a champion right now.”
Monfils’s photos with Elina Svitolina expressed the happiness and strength of this amazing tennis duo. Following their fun photos, fans can’t wait to see their marvelous performance at the upcoming Australian Open.
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