Quotes by Gael Monfils

“Roger is such a great player and I cant say how excited I am to be playing the final against him. Hopefully, Ill be able to maintain my focus and not get overawed by the occasion.”

“Im thrilled and excited to be in the final.”

“Playing against someone like Roger Federer is not easy. I had my chance today, but I guess I made a lot of errors. But I have no complaints.”

“This is my fourth final and I just hope to enjoy myself and play my game. Previously I havent been able to do that in finals. Its great to meet the No.1 player in the world, it will be a good experience for me.”

“He really started out unbelievably to lead 4-1, but I knew that my shots were going too short and that I had to start hitting deeper. From then on I think I returned well, had some good passing shots.”

“I had so much respect for him out on court. I hope I can play him again many times ... and why not here?”

“It was a great experience to play against him and I hope I will get another opportunity. I am not sure I played very well today as I had problems with my serve and missed a lot of shots when he was slicing to my backhand. But I played better than in the last two finals I lost. I enjoyed myself more.”