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Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
August 7, 2005
Monfils Records First ATP Title in Thrilling Fashion
(C) IDEA Prokom Open
French teen Gael Monfils won his first ATP title after a thrilling
7-6(6), 4-6, 7-5 victory over Germany’s Florian Mayer at the IDEA
Prokom Open in Sopot on Sunday. Both unseeded players advanced to
their first ATP final and both were looking for their first ATP title.
The crowd saw an entertaining final, with Mayer bouncing back after
Monfils was leading 5-2 in the first set. In the tie-break, Mayer
double faulted on his set point at 6-5. Monfils won the set on his
first set point.
In the second set, Mayer kept fighting hard and managed to take the
Frenchman’s serve twice, while Monfils could only break his opponent
once. In the final set, Monfils scored the only break, taking his
opponent’s serve in the final game of the match.
With today’s victory, 18-year-old Monfils becomes the third teenager
to win a title in 2005, after Rafael Nadal won titles in Costa do Sauipe,
Acapulco, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, Roland Garros, Bastad and
Stuttgart, and fellow countryman Richard Gasquet sealed victory in
Nottingham. Players attempting to capture their first ATP title are
now 6-10 in finals.
Monfils wins 35 INDESIT ATP 2005 Race Points and EURO 59,200. Runner-up
Mayer receives 24 INDESIT ATP 2005 Race Points and EURO 34,800.
On the way to the title, Monfils defeated qualifier Juan Antonio Marin,
Juan Monaco, No. 8 seed Victor Hanescu, Potito Starace and Mayer. Mayer’s
first finals appearance came after wins over Mariano Zabaleta, No. 5 seed
Filippo Volandri, Jarkko Nieminen and No. 3 seed Guillermo Coria.
Monfils became the sixth player to win his first career ATP title in 2005
after Xavier Malisse (Delray Beach), Wayne Arthurs (Scottsdale), Igor
Andreev (Valencia), Gasquet (Nottingham) and Mario Ancic (s’Hertogenbosch).
In the doubles final, the No. 4 seeded all-Polish team of Mariusz
Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski defeated the No. 3 seeded all-Argentine
team of Lucas Arnold and Sebastian Prieto 7-6(7), 6-4 in a one-hour,
25-minute match. During the tie-break, the Argentines couldn’t take
advantage of their set point at 7-6.
The local favorites won the tournament for the second time after 2003.
The winners receive 35 ATP Doubles Race Points and EURO 20,500.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID:
Monfils: “I’m very happy and satisfied about having won my first title.
Now I have to stay down to earth, keep working and practicing hard, in order
to get ready for the US Open. I want to win many more titles. Life continues,
and I still have to improve a lot of things. I still have a long way to go.”
“When Mayer was bouncing back in the first set, I kept thinking about a
song called 'Un monde parfait' (A perfect world) and that helped me to stay
in the match. I really had to fight very hard to win the match. I was running
a lot during this final.”
Mayer: “The crowd saw a very good match today. I was a little bit tired
after the semifinal against Coria, and Monfils was so fast today. It’s a
pity that I made a double fault on the most important point of the match
[his set point in the first set]. I really played great after Monfils was
leading 5-2, and it’s disappointing that this double fault happened. Maybe
it was not a good idea either to try the drop shots during the last game.
That made things a lot easier for my opponent. I think that the
last three points made the difference today.”
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