One man is into his 14th Australian Open quarter-final, tied for the tournament record with home-country legend John Newcombe and second only to career-long rival Roger Federer (15). The other has played his way into his fourth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final, now an established second-week presence on the sport’s very
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Gamers: Monfils On His Video Game Origins & Respect For Esports Athletes
Monfils Marches On In Melbourne
Frenchman Gael Monfils reached his 10th Grand Slam quarter-final after coming through an entertaining battle with Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in the fourth round of the Australian Open Sunday. The World No. 20 stayed strong in some engaging rallies to emerge with a 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory in two hours
Monfils Fends Off Khachanov To Clinch Adelaide Title
Top seed Gael Monfils captured his 11th ATP Tour title Sunday, overcoming Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-4 in the Adelaide International 1 final to begin his season in perfect fashion. The Frenchman, who was competing in his first Australian tour-level championship match, played with flair and demonstrated great agility throughout against Khachanov,
Sinner To Monfils: ‘Tennis Needs You’
All eyes were on Jannik Sinner Sunday, when the Italian successfully defended his Sofia Open title and lifted his third trophy of the season. But during the trophy ceremony, the champion was quick to recognise his opponent, Gael Monfils. “Gael, great week. Unlucky in some moments today, but we’ve had
Monfils Moves Into Sofia SFs
Courtship: Monfils, Svitolina On Relationships For Tennis United
Who better to kick of season two of Tennis United: CrossCourt than tennis' glamour couple, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina? While aligned on most matters, the newlyweds do share somewhat different recollections of their first date. In Paris, Monfils recalls texting to ask Svitolina if she would join him
Is Gael Monfils The Best Dancer In Tennis?
Monfils: ‘Nothing Is Gifted, Nothing Is About Talent’
You can’t take your eyes off Gael Monfils, the flexible and athletic showman, capable of great creativity; or the honest, straightforward and friendly athlete off the court. In the presence of the softly spoken Frenchman, you realise not just how charismatic he is, but how hard he works. “People think that
