‘Don’t Want to Be Selfish’- Gael Monfils Talks Parental ‘Sacrifices’ as He Admits to Confusion Over Balancing Life and Tennis Alongside Wife Elina Svitolina

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina are one of those couples who are in the same profession. Although being in the same sport does have some perks, it also comes with a lot of challenges. One of the biggest challenges the two of them endure is making time for their family and balancing the sport on the side.

Time management is difficult for them as they both have hectic schedules and more often than not, the tournaments fall at the same time for the WTA and ATP players. Consequently, they have difficult choices to make. Speaking more on this, Gael Monfils recently shared how they are trying to balance it all.

Gael Monfils shares the overwhelming pressure to balance professional and personal life days before the Paris Masters

After winning in Stockholm, Gael Monfils shared how he had to make a lot of sacrifices to be where he is right now. He also shared how he had to leave his daughter behind so that he could play. Monfils is still trying to figure out a lot of things. However, his words show that he is willing to be honest and effortful.

In a recent interview, Monfils was asked how he and his wife are going to manage the same situation the next year. To which he said, “I don’t have the answer yet. I don’t know how things will turn out, or what arrangements we will make. We don’t want to be selfish. The two of us are selfish, and that’s rule No. 1 when you are parents. So, there are a lot of questions to answer. How can we, the three of us, find a way and find the right momentum without leaving Skai on the line.”

It is mind-boggling for parents like them to be able to fix a schedule or have an arrangement that allows their toddler daughter to travel with them. But of course, it cannot be done perfectly all the time. We are not sure if both of them will be able to strike a chord of balance the next year or not. But surely with Paris Masters right around the corner, it seems tricky.

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The fans of Monfils nonetheless are excited to see him on the court for the tournament. And here is a preview of the match before it all begins.

Paris Masters awaits the first match between Gael Monfils and Francisco Cerundolo

Home favorite Gael Monfils will play against Cerundolo in the first round of the tournament. Monfils is coming back to the court after enduring a severe injury in March. He did not win a single match up until the French Open. Monfils also had to withdraw from the tournament after winning the 1 round due to another injury.

Monfils then skipped Wimbledon and straightaway went to Atlanta to play on the hardcourts. The boost he received after winning the Stockholm title will surely help him. However back-to-back injuries also pose a threat. What do you predict about the match?

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