French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis.
At the Australian Open, Gael Monfils advanced to the round of 16 by defeating fourth seed Taylor Fritz. In a major upset, the 38-year-old Frenchman claimed victory after trailing in the first set. This achievement marks him as the second-oldest man after Roger Federer to reach this round at Melbourne Park.
Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday to become the second-oldest man ever to make the last 16 at Melbourne Park.
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Gael Monfils celebrated his stunning win over Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open 2024 with a special celebratory dance.
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French veteran Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday to become the second-oldest man ever to make the last 16 at Melbourne Park after Roger Federer.
Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only man to reach the Australian Open's fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, coming back to beat No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6,
Gael Monfils said he was ready to "do some damage" after stunning fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open.
That made Fritz the first American man to play for a Grand Slam championship since Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009. Fritz then also reached the title match at the ATP ...
The future of men's tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.