Gael Monfils hails Stefanos Tsitsipas’ ‘greatness’ following epic Indian Wells clash

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Gael Monfils has heaped the praise upon rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas after the Greek sensation dumped him out of Indian Wells.

Tsitsipas battled to a 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 win over Monfils, who was immensely impressed with what he’d seen.

“He’s a great player,” declared Monfils. “He just broke the top 10. He’s one of the best players in the tour.”

On his defeat, Monfils appeared determined to remain philosophical.

“Well, there’s a winner and a loser,” he added.

“I’m the loser today. He’s the winner. That’s a big difference. In term of the game, I guess I had some opportunities.

“I couldn’t make them great today. I think I was up a break, and I didn’t serve that good starting the second set.

“It was big confirmation when he broke me back. Then I think I got those opportunities in the third set.

“I need to be better, that’s it. I need to be better to win these big matches.”

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