Watch: Day 5 shot of the day at Roland Garros on Thursday

There were lots of exciting rallies on Thursday at the French Open, but only one can take the shot of the day. The shot of the day on day five of the French Open came from Gael Monfils in his second-round match against Mikael Ymer. Here is the rally below.

At first, Monfils was taking control of the point, moving Ymer around from side to side, really punishing him with the backhand cross-court. Monfils then got a couple forehands which he hit deep to Ymer’s forehand, but Ymer was able to fight them off and get good depth and shape on the return.

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Monfils then made a really poor decision to hit a drop shot that sat up and did not really land that short. It looked at though he was just feeding Ymer a short ball in which he should have put away. Ymer did hit a solid forehand cross-court, but Monfils guessed right and was there.

Monfils did not hit a great forehand back, as it was slower and higher up in the air, but Ymer did not do enough with the volley, giving Monfils another look at a passing shot. This time, Monfils did not disappoint, as he sprinted up to the ball and hit a shot that looked like it was half backhand slice and half one-handed topspin. The ball floated right past Ymer down the line, landing right on the chalk of the line.

It was great court coverage from Monfils, from running to the right side to cover the forehand approach shot, to running forward and to the left to cover the volley. He barely got to the ball, but yet was able to get enough on it to guide it down the line beautifully.

Although Monfils would go on to lose the match in four sets, he does have the consolation prize for having the best shot on day five of the French Open.

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