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5/14/10 2:33 PM | Johan Lindahl
Gael Monfils won't reign in his passion for poker despite criticisms that the flamboyant Frenchman might be getting distracted from his day job of tennis.
The No. 18 showed he's all over his game, reaching the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters for a showdown with Rafael Nadal after coming back from a hand injury and stomach illness last week which prevented him from playing Estoril. .
Monfils plays poker so frequently online that he has recently been signed to a modest sponsorship contract by a website, PokerStars.
The French player also recently participated in a hands-on tournament at the elite Monte Carlo casino and says he will continue to mix gaming and tennis as he pleases. "I've been playing poker for a very very long time.
"Since no one knew about it, no one was breaking my balls. And now suddenly I hear some journalists and other negative people trying to make me feel guilty.
"If poker is a passion of mine, I don’t see why people should give me a hard time. In fact it makes me laugh more than anything else," said the 23-year-old.
"I can do whatever I want with my free time. Some people stay hours watching DVDs to relax, I spend hours playing poker. This doesn’t prevent me from taking my tennis career seriously."
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"Since no one knew about it, no one was breaking my balls" hahahahah
Believe , 5/14/10 5:21 PM
"Gael Monfils won't reign in his passion for poker ..."
You're using voice-recognition techonology again, aren't you?
Oh well, long may you rein, Johan!
gorafago , 5/14/10 7:33 PM
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he has a point. you tell 'em gael!
homos , 5/14/10 3:42 PM