“It’s going to be a big match against a 4th in the world in full swing. Taylor is very confident. It's up to me to try to find a solution. » Following his success against the German Daniel Altmaier (7-5, 6-3, 7-6 [3]), Thursday, Gaël Monfils perfectly summed up the great challenge facing him on Saturday (around 3 a.m. French time), in the third round of the Australian Open. The 38-year-old Frenchman, 41st ATP this week, will face the tournament's No. 4 seed, the American Taylor Fritz (27), who has only lost eight games in total in his first two matches at Melbourne this year and who will start as the clear favorite. But Monfils, who lost his only match against him, six years ago, already in Australia (6-3, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (6), 7-5 (5), in the 2nd round ) could have a few options to trigger to tickle him anyway.
