Gael Monfils is finally back to winning an ATP title and that happened thanks to the support of his wife Elina Svitolina. The Frenchman was in fantastic form in 2020, right before the coronavirus outbreak. At that time, Gael won the tournaments in Montpelier and Rotterdam, playing great tennis. Unfortunately, something broke during the pandemic, and Monfils could not win a single match for one year.

Luckily, the entertaining Frenchman started the new season in the best possible way after winning this tournament in Adelaide. Gael was pretty gracious during his speech thanking his wife for all the support.

“”Last year was very tough for me. I almost, let’s not say want to quit but lost my faith in tennis. But Elina was there. Thank you Elina, thank you for everything.”

Here is the video.

Gael Monfils in 2022

At the moment ranked no.

21, Monfils played his last match on the 9^th of January when he overcame world no.29 Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-4 in the final in Adelaide to win his 5^th career title.

Until now, during this year Monfils has a 4-0 match record. Gael has won 1 title in Adelaide.

Elina Svitolina in 2022

Currently ranked no.15, Elina played her last match on the 4^th of January when she lost to world no.130 Anastasia Gasanova 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the 1^st round in Adelaide (draw).

During this season Svitolina has a composed 0-1 record.