Gael Monfils closed out his second-round win over Marius Copil at the US Open on Thursday night with a flourish.
Monfils had his second match point opportunity and was looking to put things away. He served out wide, forcing Copil to save the ball with a lob. Rather than just put away an easy overhead, Monfils decided to get fancy and did a 360 shot. Take a look:
And the award for most dramatic match point reaction of the week goes to… @Gael_Monfils | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/36I9vCRTMg
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2019
The fancy finish was a continuation of cool shots Monfils had early in the match. Take a look at this one from the first set:
Three games in and the showman has arrived! @Gael_Monfils | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/Gy1Bt9HE3B
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 29, 2019
The Frenchman won easily 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. He will face Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
Tip via Tennisdude
