Heated Scenes at Roger Federer?s Laver Cup as 37YO ATP Veteran Loses His Cool Over ?Salty? Felix Auger-Aliassime?s Intense Behaviour

The Laver Cup has begun, and the tennis world is witnessing the excitement of the event once again. Although it just started, dramatic moments have already taken place. Gael Monfils, who is usually a relaxed and laid-back personality, was irked by his opponent, F?lix Auger-Aliassime. The latter, in turn, became rather serious about changeover rules.

Prior to their match-up, Monfils was lauding his opponent. But after the drama started heating up, he did not find it joyful to be playing with the Canadian player. A video of their interaction also surfaced which shows the whole exchange, where Aliassime is also arguing with the umpire over Monfils’ antics.

Gael Monfils vexed at F?lix Auger-Aliassime in heated Laver Cup scenes

As the action of the Laver Cup begins, fans take in all the sights as the tournament offers great encouragement. The tournament is more of an exhibition event. Therefore, most players have a slightly laid-back approach when it comes to matches as they aim to have fun. But F?lix Auger-Aliassime has made it clear that he is in Vancouver to play tennis to the best of his abilities. Auger-Aliassime is playing the tournament with the usual intensity for his home crowd, which drew the ire of his opponent, Gael Monfils.?

Their interaction was shared on a Twitter thread, which details all that transpired between them. Monfils called Aliassime “the greatest guy ever” and “absolute gold” before the match, but his opinions changed when the drama started heating up between them. It all mostly began when Monfils sat down at the side of the court during the game, which did not sit well with Aliassime.

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During a changeover, Aliassime said that he was going to be playing seriously. The French player said that since he had no shot of winning, he would focus on entertaining the crowd.?Monfils, as always, blended fun with competing but Aliassime is taking the match seriously and Monfils doesn’t want to disrespect his opponent by just doing his own thing.

Disagreements heat up at the Laver Cup

The argument between the players from both teams took place during a changeover. Aliassime was still fired up and had a debate with the chair umpire about Monfils sitting down on the court during a game. The video of their interaction has also surfaced on ‘X’, which shows Aliassime saying he can act in the same manner as Monfils. It also showed Monfils going up to have a few words with the Canadian player before continuing to play. Meanwhile, rest of the players on both teams are watching the interaction transpire and try to keep a relaxed air about the tournament.

One fan shared the video and also added the caption, “It’s just an exho jfc Felix stop being salty“, prompting him to be calm for the exhibition event. The comment section was also filled with users chastising Aliassime for being so serious. The match continued, and Aliassime won like Monfils predicted. Team World now has three points against Team Europe’s 0. The matches are fun, but the final situation between the two teams is yet to be seen.

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