Duels between compatriots are often complicated, the older ones remember for example a rather soporific duel one year at Rolannd Garros between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément.
In Australia, no one fell asleep in the stands. It must be said that the “Monf” like Giovanni sent missiles quite regularly on their service.
It was Gaël who got off to a more convincing start by winning the first two rounds (6−3, 7–6). He should have even completed this server duel at 3th but Giovanni achieved the small feat of saving two match points in a breathtaking tie‐break.
Two hours later, the two men would offer a 5th some.
In this decisive set, Monf broke from the start and seemed more physically fit. Winner in 5 sets, Gaël finally confirmed his superb start to the season (7−6 (7), 6–3, 6–7 (6), 6–7(5), 6–4).
Note a statistic which perfectly sums up this duel, Giovanni never obtained the slightest break point on his opponent’s serve. Now, we just hope that Monf will recover because he has made a lot of effort since the start of the year.
It’s also his 20th victory in 5 rounds for Gaël Monfils, what a career!
Published on Tuesday January 14, 2025 at 07:31
Belgium
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