This Monday the last four men’s round of 16 finals take place the Australian Open. The world number 1, Jannik Sinnerworld number 1, held his place against world number 13 Holger Rune. The Transalpine will face Alex De Minaur or Alex Michelsen in the quarters. Gaël Monfilsthe last Frenchman in the race, will have to give him a new performance against Ben Shelton. The winner will face Lorenzo Sonego or the revelation Learner Tien.
Video – Gaël Monfils before his eighth at the Australian Open
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Gaël Monfils: 38 years old but still present
Gaël Monfils was not the most anticipated Frenchman on this Australian Open and yet he is the last one still standing. Tournament winner d’Auckland shortly before the Australian Openhe has been undefeated since. In his third round against the world number 4, Taylor Fritzhe knew how to show his talent which, even with age, has not disappeared. This Monday he will face another American, Ben Sheltonon the Margaret Courtin the last rotation. We can expect a “show” from the two men who like to set the crowd on fire.
The other eighth of this part of the table is open. Lorenzo Sonegoin very good form currently, is on the track. The Italian who beat the winner of the NextGenATPFinals, João Fonseca, in the second round, will have to face the finalist of this same tournament, Learner Tien. An interesting match leaving room for surprise for the quarter-finals.
Sinne masters Rune in four sets
Jannik Sinner traces its path. On the Rod Laver Arenathe Italian perfectly negotiated his duel against Holger Rune by winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Sinner only lost his serve once and looked better than a Rune courageous, offensive, but guilty of 53 unforced errors. Note that the match was interrupted for approximately 30 minutes because Jannik Sensesr has… broken the service. It took time for the technical teams to repair the net after a strike from the Italian. The tournament favorite continues to advance and finds himself in the quarters, his third to Melbourne and the fifth in a row in Grand Slam. The king of ATP is seasoned and physically fresh.
De Minaur scheduled for a night session, at his home
Alex De Minaur obtained his best results and rankings last year, enough to give him confidence for the first Grand Slam of the year, at his home, Melbourne. He, who has never made it past the round of 16 here, will try to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time. In front of him, another Alex, Alex Michelsenthe American. The 20-year-old dismissed Stefanos Tsitsipas et Karen Khachanov on his way, losing only one set. The Australian has also only lost one set since the start of the tournament. A high quality match will be expected on the Rod Laver Arenaen night session.
The program and results for this Monday in Melbourne:
Rod Laver Arena
Not before 4:00
-[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) – [13] Holger Rune (DAN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Alex Michelsen (USA) – [8] Alex De Minaur (AUS)
Margaret Court Arena
A partir de 4h
Gaël Monfils (FRA) – [21] Ben Shelton (USA)
John Cain Arena
Not before 4:30 a.m.
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) – [Q] L. Tien (USA)
