This Wednesday morning, Gaël Monfils announced on his social networks that he would end his career after the 2026 season. At 39, the Frenchman has currently won 13 titles in single.
After Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet in recent years, Gaël Monfils (39) will in turn say Stop soon. Indeed, via a long message published on his social networks, the latter formalized this Wednesday morning that he would retire after the 2026 season.
“After celebrating my 39th birthday just a month ago, I would like to share with you that the year that promises to be my last as a professional player. The opportunity to make my passion my job is a privilege that I have cherished with every match, every moment of my 21 years of career. Even if this sport counts a lot for me, I am at peace with my decision to withdraw at the end of the 2026 season “, First explained the current 53rd in the ATP ranking, which currently has 13 single titles (including the last in Auckland at the start of 2025).
Monfils: “Play every match as if it were the last”
Subsequently, the one who was for a time of world thanked those who supported him during his career, like his parents or his wife Elina Svitolina, and Also mentioned the chance he had to play during “a tennis golden age” against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
“When you love something so much, there seems to be a good time to say goodbye. But at 40, it will be a good time for me. Of course, winning one more title before ending it would be really incredible. But honestly, my only real goal for the coming year is simple: savoring every minute and playing every match as if it was the last “, Subsequently concluded Monfils, who has so far reached the semi-finals at Roland-Garros and the US Open, the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the 8th finals in Wimbledon and was also twice the Davis Cup.
