{"id":2220854,"date":"2026-10-26T19:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2220854"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:45:47","slug":"gael-monfils-confirms-he-retired-after-elina-svitolina-split-left-him-not-at-my-best-psychologically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2220854","title":{"rendered":"Gael Monfils confirms he retired after Elina Svitolina split left him &#8216;not at my best psychologically&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Gael Monfils confirms he retired after Elina Svitolina split left him \u2018not at my best psychologically\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\">Ewan West<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"26 Oct 2026 7:45 PM\" data-ps-date=\"26 Oct 2026 7:45 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1793043947\"><br \/>\n                            26 Oct 2026 7:45 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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!my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Elina-Svitolina-Gael-Monfils-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Gael Monfils has confirmed he retired from tennis after his separation from Elina Svitolina as he was \u201cdeeply\u201d hurt and \u201cjust didn\u2019t feel it was possible to play\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elina-svitolina\">Svitolina<\/a> announced last week that she had decided to end her marriage with Monfils, with the Ukrainian citing the impact of the war in her home country as a factor.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/gael-monfils\">Monfils<\/a> spoke for the first time since Svitolina\u2019s statement and described the reaction that his ex-partner had received as \u201cunkind at best, and venomous at worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monfils and Svitolina got married in the summer of 2021, having began dating in late 2018 before making their relationship public in 2019. In October 2022, they welcomed the birth of their daughter, Skai.<\/p>\n<p>The news of the separation came just days after it emerged that Monfils had retired from tennis earlier than he had planned.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) added Monfils to its \u2018retired\u2019 list and confirmed the 40-year-old had removed himself from the sport\u2019s anti-doping protocols \u2014 meaning he is no longer eligible to enter competitive tournaments.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/grand-slam-champion-bummed-gael-monfils-elina-svitolinas-split-stan-wawrinka-message\"><strong>Grand Slam champion \u2018super bummed\u2019 by Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina split as Stan Wawrinka sends message<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/martina-navratilova-calls-out-nasty-critics-gael-monfils-elina-svitolina-split\"><strong>Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina split criticism sparks \u2018nasty\u2019 comment from Martina Navratilova<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman had initially intended to end his career at the Paris Masters next month, while he had also planned to play at the Lyon Open last week.<\/p>\n<p>Monfils\u2019 last match was a second round defeat to Learner Tien at the US Open in September.<\/p>\n<p>In a livestream on his Twitch account on Monday, Monfils opened up about his split with Svitolina and the unexpected end to his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe breakup with Elina hurt me deeply. We\u2019re human, we have our own problems, and we don\u2019t necessarily control what we want,\u201d said the former world No 6 (translated from French).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis breakup didn\u2019t leave me unaffected. For people who have been in my situation, going through a breakup isn\u2019t easy, and when it happens, I can\u2019t train the way I want, I\u2019m not at my best psychologically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to pretend, I\u2019m eating less, I\u2019m not doing everything as well. I talk with my family and loved ones, and it made me ask myself: \u2018Will I be strong enough, in training, in my preparation?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s already very difficult to step onto the field at the end of your career, with emotions you\u2019re unfamiliar with, and when you\u2019re also affected and have to think about the future, I just didn\u2019t feel it was possible to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/gael-monfils-elina-svitolina-separation-boris-becker-heartfelt-message\">Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina sent heartfelt message by Boris Becker after their separation<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gael Monfils confirms he retired after Elina Svitolina split left him \u2018not at my best psychologically\u2019 Ewan West 26 Oct 2026 7:45 PM Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils Gael Monfils has confirmed he retired from tennis after his separation from Elina Svitolina as he was \u201cdeeply\u201d hurt and \u201cjust didn\u2019t feel it was possible to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2220854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2220854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2220854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2220854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2220854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}