Gaël Monfils was eliminated in the group stage of the UTS in Frankfurt (September 17-17), after losing against Diego Schwartzman, Christopher Eubanks and Andrey Rublev but the Frenchman (retained by Roger Federer to compete in the Laver Cup, from September 22 to 24 in Vancouver) found the time to shine spectacularly to the delight of the spectators.
Against Rublev, a powerful slapped return of serve pierced the defense of the Russian who held his head with both hands after seeing the missile fired by Monfils pass next to the net before mystifying him. Impressive.