World no. 31 Gael Monfils will not participate to the tournament in Auckland citing fatigue.
Gael has reached the final in Doha where he lost to Rafael Nadal in 3 sets and grabbing the airplane to Auckland to immediately play… well that would have quite a struggle. Also it is not advisable playing 2 tournaments back to back the week before a Slam.
Skipping the tournament in Auckland will give a full week to Gael to recover from the jetlag and prepare for Melbourne.
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