Monfils misses Paris Masters with rib injury

France's Gael Monfils returns the ball to Portugal's Gastao Elias during the ATP Stockholm
AFP

Paris (AFP) – Fresh from qualifying for his maiden World Tour Finals, Gael Monfils announced Friday he would sit out next week’s Paris Masters to nurse a rib injury.

“Gael Monfils cannot take part in the Paris Masters next week due to a rib injury,” the 30-year-old Frenchman’s agent Nicolas Lamperin told AFP by mail.

The World Tour Finals take place in London from November 13-20.

A semi-finalist at the US Open, Monfils sealed qualification for his first World Tour Finals Thursday when rival Dominic Thiem was defeated at the Vienna tournament.

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