World No. 42 Gael Monfils commented on his victory over Jan-Lennard Struff, ranked 46th, in the first round of the Masters in Indian Wells. The Frenchman won 6/4, 6/4 and now leads 4:0 in head-to-head encounters.
“The plan worked. I am satisfied with my movement, it played a decisive role. The conditions are difficult here, a bit windy, so you need to play with slices and be patient. I am happy with my serve. I managed to serve powerfully at the right moments, which helped me a lot. It’s always difficult to play against him. We always have tight matches, and I was lucky to win again,” said Monfils, according to the official ATP website.
Elina Svitolina on Monfils: In the morning, he gets out of bed for about 40 minutes. He delays until the last moment, and then gets dressed in a minute.
