His little dance and his commutative smile to celebrate this new victory say it all. Gaël Monfils is having a blast. And never ceases to seduce at the start of 2025. At 38 years old and a few days after his coronation in Auckland, “La Monf” offers himself a new round of 16 in a Grand Slam. And in style since by dismissing Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open, he signed his first Grand Slam victory against one of the first four seeds in his career, 3-6, 7-5, 7 -6 (7/1), 6-4. Something to make him happy. “Playing against a great player, in a great stadium, in front of a good crowd, with good energy. At 38, this is what I want. I got it. This is exactly why I play“, savored the Parisian, pleased with himself. “I managed to do a superb job“.
