The pictures above show Gael at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Earlier that year
Monfils produced an excellent performance on home turf at the French Open,
where he reached the semi-final stage before going out to Roger Federer in four set
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LAST 16. FRENCH OPEN 2008
ROGER FEDERER defeated JULIEN BENNETEAU 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
FERNANDO GONZALEZ defeated ROBBY GINEPRI 7-6(7-4), 6-3, 6-1
GAEL MONFILS defeated IVAN LJUBICIC 7-6(7-1), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
DAVID FERRER defeated RADEK STEPANEK 4-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
ERNESTS GULBIS defeated MICHAEL LLODRA 6-4, 7-6(7-4), 6-3
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated PAUL-HENRI MATHIEU 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
NICOLAS ALMAGRO defeated JEREMY CHARDY 7-6(7-0), 7-6(9-7), 7-5
RAFAEL NADAL defeated FERNANDO VERDASCO 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
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QUARTERFINALS
ROGER FEDERER defeated FERNANDO GONZALEZ 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
GAEL MONFILS defeated DAVID FERRER 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated ERNESTS GULBIS 7-5, 7-6(7-3), 7-5
RAFAEL NADAL defeated NICOLAS ALMAGRO 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
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SEMIFINALS
ROGER FEDERER defeated GAEL MONFILS 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
RAFAEL NADAL defeated NOVAK DJOKOVIC 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(7-3)
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FINAL
RAFAEL NADAL defeated ROGER FEDERER 6-1, 6-3, 6-0