“I always dreamt to lift the UTS trophy and I’m super happy that I’ve done it in New York” – Monfils
The Frenchman says he loves the UTS format and feels it suits his personality and game style
Gael Monfils, UTS New York 2024
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Gael ‘Le Mon’ Monfils can finally call himself a UTS champion after winning UTS New York on Friday evening with a victory over Alexander ‘The Enemy’ Bublik in the final.
The Frenchman later revealed he had dreamt of winning the UTS trophy since the first time he participated in the event last year.
“To be honest with you. I always loved the format, and it suits perfectly with my personality, who I am, what I like. When you enter a competition, you really want to have your name on the trophy and to lift the trophy. The trophy is super cool. I always dreamt to lift it and I’m just super happy that I’ve done it in New York. New York is a special city for me. I always say it’s like a second home for me. I’m quite pleased with my performance, but super happy that I won my first (UTS) in New York.”
Monfils added he was focused on the competition even as he kept his eye on things he wanted to improve ahead of the US Open, which kicks off on Monday.
“We are very close to a Grand Slam. The focus is completely different. I wanted to show more and more about my game. Try to focus on some details that I saw, like I had to improve, to be better in three days. And then it just worked perfectly because no matter what you have the new format, you have music. So it made me to have a good mood but completely focus on what I’m doing.”
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