“Gael Monfils defeated Mark Lyall in Tallinn, Estonia”, — write: sport.ua
The match ended in three sets with the victory of the husband of Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in 1 hour and 45 minutes. The final score of the match is 4:6, 6:3, 6:3 in favor of 38-year-old Gael.
For this victory, Monfils received a check 30 thousand euros. After the game, Lyall spoke about the confrontation with a more experienced opponent:
“I have never played in front of such a big Estonian audience before. I felt quite a lot of pressure at first, but it went away and it was really nice in the end.
I felt really good, it was a pretty good match. Even though the result turned out to be negative in the end, overall I can say that the experience was amazing.”
Lyall made a statement in July 2024 when he took a close opening two sets against Carlos Alcaraz in the 1st round of Wimbledon.
PHOTO. Svitolina’s husband played an exhibition match and earned 30,000 euros