‘I’m Proud of You Baby’ – Gael Monfils Sets Couple Goals With Adorable Punishment for Wife Elina Svitolina After Winning a Bet

It was the month of July 2021. Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina had capped off their Wimbledon campaigns and were readying for a big personal moment. Three months after getting engaged the pair tied the knot in a private ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a special day for the two, getting hitched after sharing a strong bond. The two never shied away from the camera and often shared their adorable moments together on social media.

Further, the two have been going strong and were recently blessed with their baby daughter. Two years after marriage, the two have been the same as before and never fail to capture their priceless moments. One such moment occurred during their practice session.

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Recently, a video went viral on social media, showing the French star, Monfils giving a unique punishment to his wife for losing a bet against him. The incident took place while the two were involved in a practice session on the hard court.

The video shows Monfils making his wife do push-ups. However, there was an added step as Svitolina had to roll the ball with her nose along the line while doing pushups. Talking about the punishment, Monfils can be heard saying, “ball over the line with her nose pumped and do the whole line there go and return good luck.”

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As Svitolina executes the punishment to perfection, Monfils wanted to stretch the punishment further, saying with a smile, “the line it’s a little big we can still take it.” As the Ukrainian tennis star completes the punishment, her husband pours praise on her, saying, “I’m proud of you baby.”

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Svitolina has been the talk of the town recently in the tennis world. Months after giving birth to her first child, Svitolina had a dream Wimbledon campaign. She reached the semifinals of the tournament, losing against the eventual champion, Markéta Vondroušová. It’ll be interesting to see how she finishes her 2023 season.