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French Tennis Great Traded the Baseline for a New Kind of Court

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An empty outdoor tennis court surrounded by palm trees and light posts under a partly cloudy sky.
Photo by Athena Sandrini on Pexels

Word from the tennis set: Gaël Monfils, whose one-handed backhand has thrilled Palm Beach's clay-court faithful for two decades, says his next chapter won't be spent courtside as a coach. Whatever comes after the racket, it seems, will be something entirely his own.

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With reporting from Town & Country.

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