ITIA confirms that the French seed has been on their retired gamers record since October 5
PARIS:
Gael Monfils, the final of his technology’s French musketeers, has formally retired from tennis, the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA) confirmed to AFP on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old had signalled his intention to go away the game on the finish of 2026 however obtained a wildcard for an ATP 250 occasion in Lyon and was broadly anticipated to make a farewell look on the Paris Masters at Bercy at first of November.
The ITIA, nonetheless, confirmed that Monfils has been on their retired gamers record since October 5, ruling him out of any tournaments for the following six months.
Below the foundations of the physique liable for anti-doping in tennis, gamers on this record should make themselves accessible for random doping assessments for no less than six months earlier than they’re allowed to return to competitors.
The previous world No. 6 performed his final official match in early September when he misplaced to Learner Tien within the second spherical of the US Open.
His first spherical win over Adolfo Daniel Vallejo at Flushing Meadow made him simply the third man aged 40 or over to win a match on the New York slam within the Open period after Ken Rosewall in 1977 and Jimmy Connors in 1992.
He had earlier reached the semi-finals of the blended doubles along with his spouse Elina Svitolina.
Though Monfils, winner of 13 ATP titles, had not but made any public assertion on Wednesday morning, his retirement marks the top of an period for French tennis.
After the retirements of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet, “La Monf” is the final of the 4 “musketeers” of his technology to hold up his racquet.
However in contrast to his contemporaries, all of whom now maintain positions related to tennis, the present world No. 254 had said in September his intention to maneuver into the world of finance and turn into a wealth supervisor for a Swiss firm.
Having turned skilled in 2004, the right-hander reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2008 and US Open in 2016, and likewise made it to 3 Masters 1000 finals.
A spectacular participant admired admired the world, Monfils produced his remaining tour de drive at first of the 2025 season.
By profitable the Auckland event on the age of 38, he grew to become the oldest participant to win a title on the primary tour since 1977, a report since damaged by Novak Djokovic.
He went on to achieve the spherical of 16 on the Australian Open, notably defeating world No. 4 Taylor Fritz alongside the best way.