Veteran French showman Gaël Monfils bid an emotional farewell to the French Open on Monday, fighting back from two sets down before falling in five to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the first round of his final appearance at Roland Garros. Monfils is the last of the "Four Musketeers", after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon, to hang up his raquet.
French hero Gaël Monfils bade a fond farewell to Roland Garros after going down 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0 to compatriot Hugo Gaston in the first round on Monday, departing to loud applause that celebrated two decades of charisma and crowd-pleasing tennis.
