Monfils will meet Stepanek as Del Potro quits.
by bahamaderek on Nov.13, 2009, under Gael Monfils, Marin Cilic, Radek Stepanek, del Potro
The home crowd at the Paris Masters had something to cheer when Gael Monfils recovered from a set down to beat Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-4.
“It’s great to win in France like this,” Monfils told Sky Sports 2. “I fought and competed very well.
“I am in the semi-finals so I am very happy now and I hope I am not finished here.”
Asked about the key to turning the match around, Monfils added: “I was a little too defensive but I tried to be more aggressive and move him a little bit more, but the main thing was the belief in myself.”
Monfils will now take on Radek Stepanek in the semis.
The 30-year-old Czech was 4-0 up on world number five Juan Martin del Potro in the last of the day’s quarter-finals when the Argentinian was forced to retire with what looked like a stomach injury.
US Open champion Del Potro, who came through a gruelling match against Fernando Gonzalez yesterday, had nothing left to give against Stepanek and called it a day with the World Tour Finals coming up.
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