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.
The unseeded Gael Monfils, who hit a career-high ranking of six in 2016 but is now 41st, is enjoying a late-career flourish at the Australian Open.
Twelfth seed Ben Shelton dispatched the French veteran Gaël Monfils on Monday to move into the quarter-finals at the Australian Open for the second time in three years.
Some of the fourth-round participants are obvious, like Emma Navarro and Madison Keys ... Saturday's biggest upset in Melbourne. He fell to Gael Monfils in four sets. Monfils and his wife Elina ...
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The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu.
The 19th-seeded Shelton looks to match his best major showing, a semifinal at the 2023 US Open. Earlier that year, Shelton advanced to the last eight Down Under on his first international trip. Fellow unseeded American, Tommy Paul, ultimately ended that run.
Elina Svitolina inspired by husband Gael Monfils as both claim Melbourne upsets - Svitolina battled back to defeat Jasmine Paolini 2-6 6-4 6-0 in the third round.
Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s last 16 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,
Madison Keys completed a comeback win over Elina Svitolina in the Women's singles quarterfinal to go through to the semi-final. Iga Swiatek will face off against Emma Navarro next, with the likes of Jannik Sinner,
The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. Much was made of the
Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz. - Monfils magic - Monfils rolled back the years to storm back and defeat the American Fritz 3-6,