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Monfils gives emotional farewell in Paris with wish for daughter Skai

Global Published 4 November 2026, 12:11 · archived 4 Nov 2026

PARIS: Gael Monfils turned his tennis farewell into a message for his young daughter Skai on Tuesday, telling her he hoped she would one day play in Paris as ​he thanked fans in the French capital for making his 22-year career a ‌dream come true. The flamboyant Frenchman, who had planned to end his career this year with a final bow at this week’s Paris Masters, instead retired quietly last month amid the end of his marriage with fellow player Elina ​Svitolina. Paris gave Monfils a send-off to remember, with fellow French favourites Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, ​Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet and Benoit ...

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