Monfils Battles Martinez; Mensik, Cobolli & Norrie Play | Auckland 2025 Highlights Day 2

[@navitamodi]

I had Monfils in a little Stake punt and after the first set I thought it was over but this legend came back and won two in a row when no one believed in him 😁 This guy might be my new favorite player, I love when players play solid defensive tennis and win with that style

[@HockeyMan666]

How did he lose the first set 6-1 ?? LMAO

[@nathanjen]

Unfortunately refusing to deviate from that "solid defensive tennis" is likely what held him back from winning Majors in his career. Still a great career, to be sure, but I think most tennis fans would agree that he underachieved for his level of talent.

[@Coldddpalmer]

Such a classic Monfils win lol

[@luyin1961]

How can you not root for Monfils? Norrie really seems to be in bad form, netting the ball so many times.

[@gibbleway]

His from sucks. It never was good.

[@hertor8803]

Not sure it's bad form. Norrie has made the best of his pretty limited game but I'm not seeing any improvements. He's moving backwards whilst everyone else is moving forwards and I think he is done as a Top 20 player.

[@runandcook5763]

@@gibbleway He even played in the ATP finals just a couple of years ago! He was pretty decent that year..

[@TwinFlame369]

❤❤❤❤

[@l_p.tennis]

Norrie just hasn’t got any confidence in the forehand anymore and that’s his weaker shot. The backhand winner in game 2 just proves how timid he is currently on that side. His game is built around doing damage and being consistent and neither is happening

[@nosiphoCT]

Keep going Monfils whether you win or lose. Ignore negative voices and focus on what you enjoy doing.

[@foreverFreak]

Norrie being norrie At the Net lol.

[@banali007]

Worser than WTA Handshakes 😂👏

[@10INTHEBIN99]

He has the most disgusting backhand ever

[@lb7617]

I cannot stand him whatsoever.

[@infiernoinfierno9659]

I really like when Monfils plays defensive-consistent tennis. Impressive victory!

[@Lladless]

same but with his age I wish he would find some consistent form of aggression to shorten rallies

[@Im_marcel.]

Disagree. His over reliance on playing defensive is the reason why he never won a slam. The dude’s got some insane power. I’ve seen him play live up close and his offense/injection of pace is seriously scary good. Such a shame he couldn’t figure out the balance/general shift into more of an attacking player. Maybe it’s from all of the amazing highlights he’s gotten from his defensive play that he figured his best tennis was through more defensive style. 😢. Still an amazing career though, full respect and will be sad when he hangs up the racket

[@shawnogg8208]

I don’t like it. Perhaps today trying to get a rhythm, as he was cold. But at his peak he was always easy to calculate in the big matches on big points because he would never come in or set up a winner for himself, just defend or counter. Had he done what Sinner or Zverev did, that is development of an attack that he trusts and the opponent has at least to respect, he would have won slams as the rest was scary good. But you don’t develop that if you don’t practice it in the lower rounds. These days he does it sometimes, but now it is a bit too late.

[@jimmykomas8934]

Allez Gaël, on ne lâche rien ! Nice and cozy tournament. I like the Kiwi's friendly and laid back vibe

[@LukhanyoHlophe]

This Monfils match kinda sums up his career, against lesser opposition his a good level but with no real weapons in his game hence couldn't win the big title matches against the top 10 players

[@mandandi]

True. He plays a defensive game. Most of his shots are to the centre of the court, so they are easy to redirect to the corners from an opponent's point of view. Top players do that when they play against Monfils. He beats lessor opposition be getting balls back - athleticism - thus making them desperate enough to make mistakes trying to end the points.

[@ozsa3156]

@@mandandi That is incorrect. Central shots are NOT easy to redirect to corners. The whole point of a central shot is to make it difficult to create angle and keep the rally neutral.

[@drambitiontm]

@@ozsa3156you’re not wrong but TOP players do tend to excel at doing it.

[@mandandi]

@@ozsa3156 Top players who consistently beat Monfils are excellent at redirecting his central shots. In fact, even Hingis, Davenport, Serena and Venus were excellent at doing that on the WTA too. Initially, that was a tactic employed by some to beat the Williams' sisters too, until they figured out out to move their feet to a stance that allowed them to redirect the shots.

[@youngy3920]

What are you talking about no weapons ?? Huge serve and good forehand. The guy was top 10, has won multiple tournament, and beat many grand slam winners. Why are you talking nonsense..

[@IgorLeonidovich]

Congrats Gael Monfils💯🔝best of the best, king👑powerful let's go 💪👍🔥👏🇲🇫🤝🇺🇦

[@juniorbeasthawk4266]

always love to see cam lose🎉🎉

[@BT-hf9by]

Same here the way he plays is so boring and then his attitude 😑

[@kingofsperm69]

Ugliest backhand on tour

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

I don't find his game that boring, just aesthetically repulsive 🤮

[@dominicspiller481]

Norrie has been struggling badly for a while now

[@globalsky1]

His backhand looks super weird

[@oleksandrfedoriv]

carreno busta is 33 years old?! i thought he was like 25 at most

[@MaNeOfficial91]

Tennis TV, please upload videos in 60 fps. This is embarrasing

[@manos29022]

yeah, after watching videos on wide world of sports for the past month at 50 fps this here seems bad

[@MaNeOfficial91]

@@manos29022 Exactly

[@TraeBeneck]

And the WTA KZbin channel is still maxing out at 720p 24fps lol. Utterly unwatchable

[@mvdqp]

So, there's no mention (highlight) of Cam Norrie accidentally hitting a woman in the crowd with his racket?

[@truebro77]

how are adelaide and Auckland on, are these guys not playing in australia open tomorrow???

[@NM-iw7kj]

Australian Open main draw starts next week

[@aboukirman3508]

Qualifiers this week at AO.

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

A rough start but good win by Monfils.

[@adamh7947]

Monfils needs to get into net. He hits shot after shot that would allow him into net. But he just stays back.

[@vikp6768]

True but as he gets older, he has to conserve energy to last in the match.

[@gibbleway]

Norrie and how he wins with that half cramped trigger form is absolute bananas dumb.

[@breaellis5827]

Go Monfils!!! ❤❤❤

[@pierroulechou]

the tournaments that all top 50 want to lose before friday cauz Slam the week after

[@Squishy-qn1by]

Give us longer highlights and 50fps!

[@rocketRobScott]

Norrie translates to “no way” in Australian … correct?

[@yonel-s4u]

Monfils plays ... Court audience is full

[@cerseilannister1505]

I love watching the loud and angry ones lose.

[@billydurham4143]

expect to see mensik a lot

[@MikoKoeppen]

I think I have never seen so many breaks in one video

[@gibbleway]

Norrie if napoleon dynamite was a tennis player...what a joke his form is. I would never put money on him.

[@pukulu]

Norrie is really struggling to find his form. He's not old so it's something else.

[@FláviosilvaFlávioJr]

What a quality of monfils

[@maxgodpill]

Where is NISHESH's highlights?

[@cerseilannister1505]

White editors...

[@maxgodpill]

@@cerseilannister1505don’t be ridiculous! He’s not big enough yet, don’t be a victim mentality idi*t, he needs to earn his respect and airtime. Which he is quickly especially after today big win

[@fisherflush]

Monfis is so passive ...

[@LukhanyoHlophe]

his level, no real weapons in his game just solid long rallies without taking risks, good tour level pro

[@yonel-s4u]

just getting Old may be ...

[@fisherflush]

@@yonel-s4u no he was always like this...too passive , yes some trck shot here and there but overall he is passive and i dont know why he choosed that path ...he has so match easy power and flexibility

[@yonel-s4u]

@@fisherflush I think that to become a genius player such as Borg, Mc Enroe, Djoko, Nadal or Federer, you need to combine many competencies - Human/technical/physical/Psychological etc ... The main differences between Nadal and Monfils for instance, is mainly not technical but Psychological... Not every player is meant to be a top 3 and above all remain at the best for a long period of time .. That s true in everyday life, in your job, in sport or in any discipline - Monfils is a insctitive player as Bublik too but hose guys are not strong enough mentaly to remain at the top on a long run

[@anonusniogsonisrgnip]

No real weapons? What drugs are you on man

[@francescospini3533]

Cobolli has a tatoo with the symbol of florence city on his back!

[@jaqg7478]

Pity that all the stands were against #pedromartinez He should've won the match in the 2nd set. Hard lesson

[@LafalletteH]

The spanish army had a bad day

[@tristanclarenacecoros5330]

Monfils is slow this days

[@pratheekk__]

he's 38.

[@BrandoN-ie1np]

@@pratheekk__ Federer was still moving well at 39

[@pratheekk__]

@@BrandoN-ie1np no he wasn't Fed was pretty slow and would get gassed after long rallies. He was able to survive purely because of his amazing serve and volley. If anything Monfils moves faster than Fed at 38.

[@pchr06]

S(l)o(w) what ?

[@pchr06]

​@@BrandoN-ie1npI suggest you continue watching the Roger's video to not keep frustrating 😂

[@dummythiccems]

If Djokovic hit someone in the crowd with his racket like Norrie did, he would've been disqualified. 0 mention of it even happening here.

[@zweigackroyd7301]

Oh please, the world is not out to get Djokovic, even though he's an entitled liar. Norrie absolutely should have been fined or disqualified, but the delusion of Nole as a poor victim is just sad.

[@dummythiccems]

@zweigackroyd7301 what has he lied about?

[@zweigackroyd7301]

@@dummythiccems He said he hadn't traveled, despite video evidence to the contrary. He perjured himself on his forms for travel to Australia, and then blamed it on a flunkie. Classy guy.

[@mathieupower9711]

Je vois souvent Gaël Monfils faire ça : le match semble plié, mais il retourne la situation et gagne.

[@MichaeITheGreat]

Norrie is genuinely an embarrassment to the sport at this point

[@michaelbehrens3167]

Monfils wife should have him more kids, so probably very difficult relationship.

[@alexandrepascaud2202]

La Monf !!!!!!!

[@kenshyura]

Yeap, norr he cam't norrie.

[@MrCalebHoward]

Average Monfils moment 😂

[@silvanasantos3568]

❤

[@winstondebaecker9141]

SPOILER BLOCKER

[@MichaeITheGreat]

Embarrassing choke from Martinez

[@FláviosilvaFlávioJr]

🎉

[@sergiodifranco4380]

Love it when grunters stfu when they are loosing

[@mattzeeman]

Pedro martinez should be ashamed...match was basically gifted to him

[@Molloy1951]

Martinez career’s is going nowhere. Mentally weak. If you crack to 37 yo Monfils, you can’t make a living playing tennis. M Perhaps he could be a coach, like many other below average players have done.

[@StunnaDroppedYou]

I don’t know how this guy made it, has zero weapons on hard or grass. I’m assuming the clay season gives him a career.

[@ProbablyLying]

goodbye rooster hair

[@marcelobravo8618]

Monfils retírate siempre das lastima