From time to time, 26-year-old tennis player Gael Monfils (pronounced as ga-EL my-FEES) is named “Sliderman ” due to his unusual sliding technique when he is playing. He also uses this technique to recover loose balls and has become famous for his flexibility and coverage on the court. His flexibility in transitioning from defense to offense also takes most of his opponents by surprise.

So far for his laudable techniques, the French professional tennis player, whose full name is Gael Sebastien Monfils, He likes to listen to Hip Hop, R&B and also French Caribbean music before any of his competitions. I guess we could say that music keeps him more alive and in the zone before he comes out to play. In fact, he is also known for dancing and celebrating his victories after winning.

He was born to his father, Rufin, a former footballer from the island of Guadeloupe, and to his mother, Sylvette, a nurse from the island of Martinique. Lamonf, as they had nicknamed him, he has a younger brother named Daryl. He also said that if he didn’t play tennis, he would definitely be playing basketball and trying to emulate his favorite basketball player, Carmelo Anthony.

Monfils made his way through the standings in 2002 when he finished 24th at the Dutch Junior Open and defeated Zachary Bayer at the German Junior Open. At the end of that year, he ranked fourth in the youth world and has prospered even more until the current year. The highlight is winning several tournaments such as the Sunrise USA in 2007, the Marrakech Morocco in 2008 and the Moselle Open in 2009. Of all his accomplishments, he says that his favorite and proudest achievement so far has been his semi-final performance at the French Open. He hopes to one day get this title and be crowned champion.

His highest ranking was on July 4, 2011 when he was number 7 in singles. His position ranking history for the past 5 years ranged from 38 to 16 and throughout his career, his singles and doubles cash prize combined to $ 6,298,611.

This 2012, Lamonf has missed the prestigious Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Tokyo Open with a right knee injury. We look forward to your full and speedy recovery so you can get back in the game again.