The opportunity was great and he didn’t miss it. After winning the Franco-French clash against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard when he entered the fray, Gaël Monfils knew that he was inheriting his young compatriot’s part of the draw and a second round that was a priori less complicated. This was verified on Thursday as the former French number 1 won with authority against the German Daniel Altmaier, 101st player in the world, in three straight sets (7-5, 6-3, 7-6) and 2h17 For a place in the second week in Melbourne, he will probably have to challenge Taylor Fritz who must however get rid of Cristian Garin.
He will therefore have at least four French people in the 3rd round of the men’s singles in Melbourne, while awaiting the result of Corentin Moutet. And Gaël Monfils will not have stolen his place there. This Thursday, he won his 7th consecutive victory (after his title in Auckland and his 1st round) by mastering his subject well. During this game, he experienced two small moments of hesitation: first in the first set when after making the break, he conceded four games in a row (from 3-1 to 3-5) before returning once again the dynamic in flavor to take the lead after four games in a row. Then, in the third set, he was caught again (from 2-1 to 2-2) and conceded two break points at 4-3 against him before playing a very solid tie-break to conclude.
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