Overview

• Gaël Monfils advanced to the eighth finals of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai after defeating Ugo Humbert in a challenging three-set match.
• Monfils, ranked 46th in the world, faces Carlos Alcaraz, the current world number two and recent champion in Beijing.
• The French player, aged 38, openly admits to feeling physically unwell and doubts his ability to win against the formidable Alcaraz.
• Monfils acknowledges Alcaraz as a 'legend in the making' and predicts a 99% chance of losing, yet aims to enjoy the match and perform well.
• In their last encounter, Monfils defeated Alcaraz at Cincinnati, but he attributes that victory to a rare off-day for the Spaniard.