Frenchman Gaël Monfils, 41st player in the world, beat American Taylor Fritz (4th) on Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open, signing his first Grand Slam victory against a member of the top 5 since 2008.
Having become the oldest tournament winner on the main circuit since 1977 in early January in Auckland, the 38-year-old Parisian won the match 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 and will face the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (15th) or the American Ben Shelton (20th) in the round of 16.
