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‘I hope to inspire’ – Monfils bows out of final French Open<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gael Monfils speaks of his desire to inspire young black kids to play tennis, after exiting his final French Open, his home Grand Slam and the major where he reached the semi-finals in 2008 and a further three quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

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