Gael Monfils forehand winner

[UltimateTopspin]

actually, Andy Murray recorded the fastest forehand ever against Mardy Fish Cincinatti 2011! :)

[Ralzaly]

@UltimateTopspin That is true. I Support this statement.

[Mopzboy]

I tried to submit this to a porn site but they dont accept this type of rape

[DTBAce]

He is an amazing player just unique. Great strokes and a great character

Today its his 25th Birthday Happy Birthday Gael!!!

Hope he is able to win a Grand Slam Title in his career i think he has got the potencial to beat the best players on Tour. Best wishes from Germany

[enigma81581]

This doesnt look so hot....atleast not compared t that other vid....of him...that was WHACK! Literally! Hmmmm...maybe it seems slower here coz there's no sound o.O

[F1shguy]

it doesnt seem that fast at first, but once you see how little time there is between when it bounces to when it hits the back wall, its insane because that wall is like 25 feet behind the baseline

[dannysunlucky7]

if any of you where at the match it was amazingingly quick! i swear i got whiplash. :P

[gmwsea]

After one of Monfils forehand winners, John McEnroe said he's never seen as hard a forehand as that.

[luke1997ja]

i thought he was a pusher, ahahhaha

[darthnozo]

@luke1997ja Pushers don't exist past the 5.0 level.

[hattrickster33]

@darthnozo Yea people who don't know better just label more defensive players pushers.

[paazoe]

@luke1997ja What does "pusher" means? A player, who just hits on the other side without any finess or atack? Who is just waiting for the opponents error for eternity and is not going for winners?

[SuicidePoisson]

fernando gonzalez is the winner 192 km. 2005 :P

[antoniochoi987]

@SuicidePoisson Nope. 192Km Is 119Mph.

[NiggeliNG]

@antoniochoi987 wrong, 192 km/h would be faster than this because 120 mph as monfils hit here are 190 km/h. but anyway, a shot with 192 km/h was never recorded.

[NiggeliNG]

@SuicidePoisson wrong, such a shot was never measured nor recorded.

[kelman221]

@Rafathaman94 haha i hope what you said was a joke (if so then its funny), if not then i am disapointed.

[theory0723]

its actually 118 mph

magic of google

[HurricaneReign3]

Gael giving some of that boom boom POW!!

[vanletkd91]

Gael Monfils is really good, but im sure he can do better, i mean that in his favor

[InevitableAzn]

I remember watching this on tv, i just couldn't believe it.

[SwitchfootFan47]

OMFG

[davd1986]

Typical Monfils, push, push, some more balloon balls, POW! LOL.

[wat3rbottl3]

did you know that's the worlds fastest forehand, 190km/h or 108mp/h

[gyianz]

@wat3rbottl3 its actually 118mph

[sharpasaneraser]

@NoLimitsZsZ he's african-french: that's off the dumb-tennis-spectrum chart. he has no discipline.

[isjackal]

monfils's forehand with sound :

/watch?v=XCRw86lU-tk

at 0.33 :)

[FedorEight]

It's such a pity this kid can't seem to realize his potential. If he ever won a slam or became no.1 he'd become the biggest sports star on the planet, 100%.

[sharpasaneraser]

@FedorEight he's not that good.

[timafi]

@sharpasaneraser he would whoop your dumb ass so much you would go home and cry to your mom

[sharpasaneraser]

@timafi so what

[MultiMaverik]

@FedorEight he really would if he had the mentality and work ethic of someone like roger honestly he'd demolish anyone on any day.

[NiggeliNG]

@FedorEight he won't ever win a slam.

because he has no potencial. he sucks. a lot.

[Joshj2112]

@NiggeliNG If you can beat him in two sets then you can say he sucks. He would probably destory you while letting you play the doubles lines.

[NiggeliNG]

@Joshj2112 of course he would destroy me. i wouldn't be on the court for much more than 5 minutes, but he still sucks

[aznboi1398]

@NiggeliNG how can you say gael sucks when he is better then you?

Are you trying to compare him with other pro's?

he's still a pro and will be a better tennis player then you ever will be.

[NiggeliNG]

@aznboi1398 of course he'll always be a better tennis player than i'll ever be since i'm not planing on becoming a pro.

he still sucks, he has no style, no class, no personality and compared to other pros his game is a lame joke

[aznboi1398]

@NiggeliNG dont say people suck when your worse then them

he's the 12th best player in the WORLD

YOUR LIKE RANKED 138712

[NiggeliNG]

@aznboi1398 i can't help it, it's a fact that he sucks

[collegestudlamar]

@NiggeliNG Are you joking....if you have ever watch any of Monfils games you will realize that he has one of the biggest personalities on the mens Tour. He is not the best tennis player out there...but to get to # 12 in the world takes talent. and i think its a insult to the mens tour when u say the # 12 best player sucks....

[TheJujuTennis]

@NiggeliNG DID YOU JUST SAY MONFILS HAS NO PERSONALITY? ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED .....YOUR A JOKE

[animaanimaanima]

YAY, I CAN SERVE FASTER THAN THAT!!!! PROUD PROUD PROUD

[ZimmermanTelegram]

The racket speed is ridiculous.

[samnadal3]

the forehand of monfils was even harder then baghdathis his serve just ridiculous!!!!!!!!!

[federeriscol]

Wtf at his socks?

[borisncfc100]

This was actually 118.3mph. He hit a 190kmh one against Seppi yesterday but it wasn't a winner.

[VerdascoFan]

@borisncfc100 190 km=118.061 so this 1 was still faster

[borisncfc100]

@BMTHization yeh it was a return of serve straight down the middle to Seppi, and Seppi just couldn't keep it in. Not a winner still went like a rocket though.

[BMTHization]

@borisncfc100 yeah. but everyone can always be better of course

[EscapedC0nvict]

Watch the video of gonzo smacking monfils, he hit a 120mph forehand .

[sleepwalk768]

For Gods sake...i cant even hit a serve as fast as that :)

[amzee2]

so thats a serve thats a forehand a serve can produce more power because it is overhead

[kIpPeIn0oB]

me too.

[Hexelsfayt]

MON-BEAST!!!! xD

[hoymanman]

monfils' fastest forehand was 112 mph.

its the second fastest ever

gonzalez hit a 115 mph forehand

i dont know if this was the 112 forehand, though

[CleckleysProof]

118.3mph

[tvvideos365]

this was more than 112 idiot

[tvvideos365]

@theworldoftennis yh but it was 190kmh which is 118mph

[huangyishi]

Almost as fast as some peoples first serve!

[smithcm14]

That's about the speed of an average professional player's first serve.

[stupidity217]

to 22phan

90-95 isn't all that impressive.

I've seen ryan sweeting hit a 95 and a 98 mph forehand in one match. and he's rank 155. this is definitely much faster

it's supposedly 119 mph which is believable for me.

[tvvideos365]

well i've seen del potro hit one at the french at 108mph and this is definitley faster

[XoxoNadoXoxo]

Well yeah 120mph is usually faster than 108mph. . .

[tvvideos365]

really nice counting..........

[tiochaota]

@XoxoNadoXoxo lol

[IsaiahMang]

holy ful

[22phan]

90-95mph by Gonzo is the fastest I've seen.

I think that Monfil's forehand is really closer to 92mph. At 120mph is fake today.

[acies92]

Dont write bullshit

[GtrEvo]

Agree with you

[Jawi97]

193 km/h

that's really fast you know!

[liampimp12341234]

a fuckin line drive!!!

[dfinch10]

That shot is ridiculous. It looks like the video was sped up. That was an amazing shot

[vspink23]

Damn man! He is powerful!

[Runforyourlif]

monster Hit :)

[ApriliaNinja]

wow, very nice power and accuracy

[angelo576]

HOLY SHIT!

[MIXMASTAPWN]

damn that was like a cannon down the line shit!! compared to the first 2 omg that thing was low deep and fast

[areawill]

That's what she said!

[MIXMASTAPWN]

dude i know right? she told me the same thing

[michaelkazich]

the comment below me is racist :(

[thegarbageman21]

Pretty much the best position to be in . . . Perfect ball right to him, not too hard, moderate topspin, nice and high. . . placed perfect for him to whip it down line.

[Bongoinc]

This man will bring "sexy" back to tennis with those type of shots, I remember seeing this and the commentators going nuts over it.

[laza4liverpool]

his playing right now vs almaca something like that his such a tank 2nd set best defence so fast

[nubpjuju]

haha yea just beat Almagro straight sets!

[halukkiran]

cant believe hes out of the ozzy open, poor fellow

[lostintravise]

What are you talking about? He's still in the Australian Open..

[andiandi1234]

LOL!!

[billy6868]

he's out now =]

[KingK00p4]

:( i was rooting for him

[lostintravise]

That isn't the point considering the point is time.

[donvitor]

saw monfils play about a year ago. was a big tennis fan about 5-6 years ago but lost the passion. but when i saw monfils, first in some random tournament that he lost, then in paris i found a new love :D

graet fun to watch and insane raw tallent.

love his power shots and he altso has great wrists.

[spennyrinko]

This guy, had it not been for his injuries in the last 2 years, would be where Jo-Wilfred Tsonga is right now.

Expecting big things from 'em in the Australian Open.

[hmcc1995]

wow, 120 mph , no way

[Hal5050]

i had the same coach as monfils did a while ago.

[ErinAlexis86]

He actually has the fastest clocked forehand at 118mph. How that is possible is beyond me. He hit it at the AO against Baghdatis in 07 I think.

[HBNplague]

Watch the highlights video of the match you are talking about, and you will see this very shot.

good guess ;)

[joseph3525]

WOOOW wtf is he human?

[rockerduff1231]

the only problem with him is he moves on hard court the way he moves on clay which is REALLY dangerous to his legs, mostly his knees....other than that he really has no flaws

[valmont1702]

I Love his Game !

[Drub808]

That's just insane....

[PPeterPPiper]

this guy is a BEAST

[yoimcrazy]

I think it's flat too, because I THINK Gael Monfils uses a Eastern grip, which is for flat shots.

[blueesocks]

you are crazy. Monfils is a clay court specialist so he definitely would not have an Eastern grip.

[TomatoBasil23]

no doubt he is good on clay court, but i would argue that he is one of the rare and genuine all-courters

[wimbledonx2]

he is a freaking machine! =)

[cafoxp]

????????????

[mysteriekiller]

First of all... you can hit a forehand with both topspin or slice... so you can't say a slice forehand is not a forehand. It's a pretty flat forehand winner but it has a little topspin though. So wtf are you talking about, moron? Just stfu if you know nothing about tennis

[bigpo1234]

guys chill out if he is joking then i think he has a horrible sense of humor and if he isnt then just ignore him

[Benitoraffito]

Idc what Gael's ranking in the ATP is. He's an extravagant player. His court movement, placement, and speed are some of the best

[nikhil119]

'fedvsnadal', people change man!

[fedvsnadal]

gael monfils was a number 1 junior and djokovic wasnt anything special wen he was a junior now look where they are now djokovic is at the top moflis was supposed to be much better

[sergi0ram0s23]

he is my favorite..

[RastafarianPikachu]

thats epic!!

[KayumiNanahara043]

Actually, Gael Monfils hit that forehand at 118.1 mph or 190 km/h.

[sagar227]

I stand corrected.

[sagar227]

It was hit at 197kmph.

Australian Open.

[trevorwinton]

i beg to differ, if i remember correctly it was 191kph.

[Asgirl3]

Holy smokes(literally) 120mph that is amazingly fast.

[robvanvelzen]

Mustsee: Johnny Hallyday Mon Fils. Live. Superclip!!

[Daveytl]

The fastest winner (no serve and no smash ) is also from Monfils , it was 140 MPH

[quiet1234]

Wat kind of shot?

[Daveytl]

Backhand slice :P no , i think it was just a forehand

[quiet1234]

its funny cos the 2 handed backhand is the shot that can be hit with the most pace consistently (I mean on avg) but for pure raw power, for any shot that isnt overhead, the forehand generates the most amount of pace, it just proves that the "elastic energy" is much more potent than raw muscle power.

[KayumiNanahara043]

yep.

[Kratz1987]

vous avez vu la video où Monfils essaie de faire du pop corn avec des téléphones portables ? je l'ai postée

[matt1451]

wat an el dominante shot lol

[karolw91]

i dont like monfils style but that was awesome

[johnnomonno]

THE shot of 2007!

[ivo6ft10in]

And by the way this one is not the fastest forehand recorded, Berdych hit one at 195 kph against Federer at FO 2006.

[ivo6ft10in]

I don't know if it's the fastest, but i have seen very hard forehand from Magnus Larsson.

[carsdankandchicks]

thats huge...imagine doing that in a match you opponent would like piss themselves

[climbinghippie]

great forehand, one day, we will see him at Number 1

[JKwingsfan]

Ha ha ha. Wow, that just made my day.

Roddick will win the French Open before that happens.

[SoulPowerful]

Gael Monfils has so much raw talent it's ridiculous. He needs better coaching. NO way should a 6'4 powerful athletic force such as he is be retrieving balls from behind the baseline.

[quiet1234]

theres no point, his coach was assigned to him to make him move forward more often, thing about him is that he can make SV tennis work he doesnt need to do it all the time just on his serve but "i love to stay on the baseline and get lots of balls back into play this is my game this is how i want to play" hes just to f@#$ing stubborn for his own good, hes too much of a show off, but it may be possible that hes NOW starting to want to win rather than just impress the girls, after all the injuries

[reefric]

I agree, some guys just need better coaching, like monfils, baghdatis..

[icravedukkbokki]

didnt blake once hit a 120 mph forehand??

[theXDEXclan]

no, i think he hit like a 115mph once though, not sure :s

[tellmeJO]

ana ivanovic hit a 102 mph forehand against sharapova at the aussie open this year...i was pretty impressed with that...it was off a return

[theXDEXclan]

wow. rly?

[tellmeJO]

yes...it was at Sharapova serving at 4-5 in the first set on the first point of the game...

[ihateuutube]

gael gives some really great clips, but i don't understand why a 6'4" guy with the fastest forehand ever recorded would choose to be a defensive baseliner. i know he's very fast, but c'mon use those weapons more.

[reefric]

fastest forehand ever recorded? is this fact?

[vincentbadminton]

120MPH? O_O

THATS SCARY

[Eddietheman]

I was at that match. Holy crap he hit it hard!

[fatming69]

monfils is insane. i love him. hope he eventually becomes a dictator in australia.

[PlaymakerMo]

yea i saw that game...that was the best forehand i have ever seen! how the fuck could u hit it at 190km like dat?!?!?!?!?

[TennisMaster2]

it's also how the hell did he keep it in the court

[112sangwoo112]

guys, that was the 190km forehand he hit in the 2007 australian open against marcos bagdhatis. I was there and i didn't see the ball cause it was that fucking fast.

[joedragon88]

awesome vid. sick forehand. i would've liked for the video to have sound so i could hear the sound that forehand made.

[killerkid115]

dayuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm!

[BarelyListening15]

its 118 mph not 120

just sayin

[gtasa03410]

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[yusufine]

Kids a beast. Not as good as Gasquet but he is getting there, needs more consistency.

[erikapk]

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat forehand.

[hardoghey]

WHAT A GUN!!!

[GyariSan]

that's not the 120 forehand he hit im pretty sure. 190km goes faster than this.

[digerati22]

should actually say 2006 Australian Open. . .

[headsupqueer]

no its actually the 2007 australian open

[ActionRadar886]

you tool... you tried to correct him and u were wrong.

[quiet1234]

Gonzalez has a bigger forehand though, gael got this by completley unloading, hes very flexible and is muscular (though skinny) he got a lotta whip into this one and he timed it well, there was alotta luck involved (although he usually can hit Big ones, just not this big), gonzalez consistently can hit it big (avg 100+mph Gonz), Gael has more potential though

[novak7777]

GONZALEZ RLZZ

[gunshow1988]

holy shyt on a stick.... Dunzo.... he needs to be able to do that consistantly, i mean hes usualy able to get to every ball!

[crows4ever]

wat a forehand. Pity its a one off

[nikiKOVAC]

lw69express your a tosser

[hujkulla]

i did some research on the fastest forehands and i got a list  1.gael monfils 191kmph 2.fernando gonzalez 189kmph 3 andy roddick 186kmph +fernando verdasco 186kmph 4.james blake 182kmph 5.igor andreev 179kmph im serios bout this!!

[windex409]

dear lord of mercy all hell, jesus christ he absolutely annhilated that ball oh my dear god

[bud3245]

too bad the faster forehand on record can't help him be more consistent and win more matches.

[Tennisace7273]

holy shit, it didnt look that fast!

[lw69express]

that was the fastest forehand in the history of the game. it was about 191km/h