‘It’s not easy to see my wife crying every night,’ Gael Monfils reveals heartbreaking details about Elina Svitolina and her family amidst the Russia-Ukraine war
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Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina
Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned World No.1, Daniil Medvedev, in the third round of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters in three sets 4-6,6-3,6-1 to register only his second victory over a No.1 player. He has now secured a fourth-round finish and will fancy a deep run into the tournament. He will face Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the Round of 16.
After the match, Monfils spoke about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and how it has deeply affected his wife, Elina Svitolina, who herself is a Ukrainian. Svitolina has time and again taken a very bold stand on the situation. Monfils revealed how tough the time is for his extended family. He said that things aren’t easy as he sees his wife crying every night.
“It’s not easy to see all my, I don’t know in English, stepfamily. Yeah. I mean, my second family, let’s say, battling. It’s not easy to see my wife a couple of weeks ago crying every night. It was tough. You know, it was tough. Of course, I was, and I’m being there for her every day, for her, for the family,” he said.
‘I try to be the shoulder, to be everything that she can lean on’: Gael Monfils
Monfils, who defeated Medvedev in presence of Svitolina, further said that the situation is crazy if you think about it. He also said that he’s trying his best to be a shoulder of Svitolina and is supporting the family in his best interest.
“Still quite a lot of family still there. It’s tough to describe because I’m in it. And it’s just kind of crazy, you know when you think about it. But we try to manage it the best way that we can. And definitely for myself, you know, I try to be the shoulder, to be everything that she can lean on, and definitely to my second family, you know, I do anything for them to make them happy, safe, and everything that I can do,” he said.
On the court, Monfils will now face 18-year old Carlos Alcaraz in the Round of 16 of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters.
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