World No. 24 Gael Monfils called Rafael Nadal “smart” for deciding to play one of the two Sunshine Double tournaments. Nadal, 35, arrived to Indian Wells for the first Masters event of the season but shortly after arriving in the desert he announced his withdrawal from the Miami Masters. On the other side, Monfils competed in each of the opening two Masters events of the season. In Indian Wells, Monfils stunned Daniil Medvedev in the third round before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in his following match. Monfils then gave a shot to Miami, where he suffered a shock defeat to Francisco Cerundolo in the third round. “Me and my agent both said that what Rafa is doing is super smart. I hope to be physically fit next year and play both but I will keep in mind this idea of doing only one of th …