Du Padel instead of the Davis Cup! Remember: Gaël Monfils participated in February 2017 in the Lyon Open in one of the cradles of Lyon padel: Padel Central.

Padel during the Davis Cup

The Lyon Open 2017: A padel tournament that will cause reactions in more ways than one. First, because the French player is supposed to be resting following his temporary eviction from the French tennis team. And why would he be resting when it was actually a choice made by Yannick Noah, the captain of Team France at the time? The unpredictable Gaël Monfils and padel player in particular at Padel First Genève is therefore heading to Lyon. The world of padel has the chance to see him participate in the Lyon Padel Open alongside the former French padel champion, Robin Haziza.

An adventure that would take them far, as they managed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, losing to the formidable Franco-Spanish pair of Justin Lopes and Aitor Garcia. A defeat with honors: 7-6 (14-12 tie-break) / 6-4.

During the same weekend, the French tennis team plays against Japan for the Davis Cup. And Gaël's rest will therefore take place at the Lyon Open padel. No, it's not a joke! Central Padel Lyon thus became at the center of a controversy which will amuse much more than anything else.

Yannick Noah has fun

Even if he stayed in France, Gaël will make more noise than the French team, which nevertheless quietly won its confrontation against Japan. The captain, Yannick Noah, would have liked to have done without this controversy when he learned that Gaël was in Lyon for a padel tournament.

Because Monfils is not for the first time: Already, in September 2016, he had talked a lot about him with his dunks ... before declaring forfeit for the Davis Cup semi-final against Croatia. A confrontation that France will lose. Gaël Monfils is supposed to be forfeited for a knee injury…

Yannick Noah then explained that he had “Was deeply disappointed in Croatia. It is out of the question that this will happen again ”.

A few months later, Yannick still has to comment on a news item from a distance, but this time with irony (to our colleagues at RMC):

“Let him enjoy it, let him have fun, that's good, there's no problem. If he organized this padel tournament, I hope he'll do well, that he'll have a great time and above all that he doesn't get injured.”

Gäel Monfils and Robin Haziza are on the verge of seriously injuring themselves…

Monfils and Haziza avoid a serious accident

The sequel is sadder, however, since at the end of the year, the Lyon club must close its doors definitively. A club that will remain forever in our hearts.

Sad christmas at Padel Central Lyon
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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