Gael Monfils is a French professional tennis player, born on September 1st, 1986, in Paris. As a junior tennis player, he reached the number 1 spot in the world rankings in 2004. The same year, he won the boys&#39; singles titles at the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. This brought him the crown of the International Tennis Federation youth world championship.
<ul><li>As a professional player, Monfils has a good record of 496–287 in ATP matches.</li><li>His current ranking on the ATP list is 17, though his most successful year was 2016, where he ranked 6th and won 44 matches in one year.</li><li>He also won the Citi Open in Washington the same year, after reaching at least one final every year since 2005.</li><li>The playstyle of Gael Monfils can be described as a baseliner who largely relies on placement and consistency to beat his opponents.</li><li>One of his greatest assets is his athleticism and his unusual sliding technique, even on hard courts, to retrieve the balls.</li><li>He uses a semi-western grip forehand and a combination of continental/semi-western on his backhand.</li><li>Even though he can serve shots that reach 230 km/h, he often relies on his consistency and placement, sometimes at the expense of power.</li></ul>
Regarding his personal life, Gael loves to fool around in public and is commonly described as a fun person. In 2010 he appeared in Martin Solveig&#39;s most successful music video to date, &#34;Hello&#34;, which peaked at multiple top 10s across Europe.

Born in Matsue, this Japanese tennis genius began playing the game at the age of five. His tennis achievements also started at a very young age when he became victorious in the All Japan Tennis Championships for Kids in 2001. 
At the age of 14, Kei left Japan and moved to Bradenton, Florida, to train at IMG Academy. He started his professional-level training here while also participating in various tournaments. 
After achieving enough popularity in the Junior division, Nishikori went on to win his first ATP title in 2008. This 18-year-old lad, then, was ranked 244th and is the youngest champion on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour after Hewitt. 
Later, he went on to achieve 11 more ATP titles. His achievements include ATP 500 Champion title for 6 times, ATP Masters 1000 finalists for 4 times, and a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Moreover, in 2015, Nishikori saw his career-high rank standing at the No. 4 position in the world. As of now, he is ranked No. 39 by the ATP. 
Kei had to face some physical injuries during his career. These majorly included wrist and elbow injuries, because of which he had to take short-term breaks from his gaming. 
Nishikori had been dating Mai Yamauchi, a former Japanese model, since 2015. In December 2020, the duo tied the knot in Tokyo in a secret event. Further, in May 2021, he was excited to take it to Twitter to announce their pregnancy.

Gael Monfils	vs	Kei Nishikori
70	Ranking	349
37 yr	Age	34 yr
193 cm	Height	178 cm
80 kg	Weight	68 kg
Right	Hand	Right
787	Points	143

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