"It is not 'a catastrophe', nor 'devastating": Monfils gives injury update amid latest setback in return at Miami Open

Gael Monfils only recently returned from injury but he managed to injure himself once more at the Miami Open with an injury update provided by the French player.

Monfils had a really good start last year but an injury kept him away from the court for much of that year. He didn't play at all at the start of this year making his return at the Indian Wells masters with a lot of struggles predictably. Monfils then injured himself in Miami sounding very dejected after that injury:

“Of course, you have goals and you want to achieve some goals, but sometimes you have to have a step back and see. And then, of course, if one day I cannot anymore, I cannot anymore. But I will do everything to keep playing.”

He provided an update on Linkedin sounding much more optimistic than after Miami. He wrote:

“Am I making a comeback? Or am I about to quit tennis? Not obvious, judging by the media coverage I have received in recent weeks. Let’s set the record straight: Yes, I lost my first two matches in the United States. Yes, then I injured my wrist and had to forgo my last match in Miami. Yes, it is disappointing, but it is also not ‘a catastrophe’, nor ‘devastating’ as the most sensationalist media have written…"

He confirmed that it's a not a serious injury:

“No, it is not a serious injury: it is an inflammation, linked to a neuro-muscular problem. Infiltration, ultrasound and TECAR therapy should remedy this. And hopefully, I’ll be on the court in two weeks, at the Monte Carlo Open. So no, this is not the end of my career (although it will happen sooner or later, I am well aware of it).”