By Jonathan Overend BBC tennis correspondent in Paris

Monfils has what it takes to be a superstar - including red shoes

As I sat watching 18-year-old Gael Monfils come from behind to beat Thomas Enqvist at the Paris Masters, there was only one thought in my mind: "This kid is going to be a star."

For a start, he wears red shoes.

Only potential sporting superstars can get away with wearing red shoes - Martin Keown and Bruno Cheyrou, please note.

He covers the court with relentless enthusiasm and boundless energy - a more natural athlete you are unlikely to find.

His long but deceptively strong limbs produce pace and force in equal measure.

The celebrations are rather reminiscent of Serena Williams. He doubles up, almost in pain, just as Serena tends to do.

When he broke Enqvist's serve to win the second set during their first-round match, he raced to his chair punching his fist and yelling down the lens of the hand-held TV camera nearby in unadulterated exhilaration.

Monfils is unarguably the best junior in the world and is set to be big news for tennis.

He won three Grand Slam events this year at junior level and, on his ATP tour debut in Metz, reached the quarter-finals, beating Xavier Malisse and Olivier Patience.

He qualified for the Masters Series event here in Paris and drew former top-10 player Enqvist in round one.

Enqvist may be getting on a bit but he is still a fine competitor and despite winning the first two points of the match, Monfils then lost the first four games and looked a little overawed.

The celebrations are rather reminiscent of Serena Williams - Monfils doubles up, almost in pain, just as she tends to do

But during the second set, a huge Mexican wave gathered momentum at a change of ends and was still going strong as play was about to recommence.

Enqvist looked rather troubled - this sort of thing doesn't happen in the opening round of events he usually plays.

But this is the Paris Indoors. The heads of nearly 12,000 supporters were still spinning after the first appearance of hard rock band RAM.

They were in the mood, and so was Monfils.

As Enqvist trudged around like an old codger complaining about the noise, the teenager smiled broadly and encouraged the crowd to keep up the great atmosphere.

He came out playing some stunning stuff - to break for 3-1 in the final set, he raced headlong across the court to reach an Enqvist overhead and the backhand attempted pass he somehow managed was too hot to handle.

A yell of "allez" followed another backhand pass, this time crosscourt, for the first point of the seventh game and, when presented with the chance to serve for the match, he produced a love game to spark wild celebrations and a standing ovation.

The gold Gael Monfils possesses at the moment hangs around his neck and his left wrist - two necklaces, two bracelets.