Tennis – Australian Open 2025: Gaël Monfils obtains a historic qualification in the second week with his victory over Taylor Fritz

Gaël Monfils is eternal!

The French beat Taylor Fritz in the third round of theAustralian Open 2025 this Saturday January 18 (3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4). He had an exceptional match to overthrow the American, seeded number 4 in Melbourne.

The Monf did not disunite after the loss of the first set, in particular because of a break conceded on a double fault at 3-4. Quite the contrary. Always more diligent in defense to defend his backline, the 41st in the world never lost his faceoff again. He equalized with a set all thanks to a shutout at 6-5, took the lead with a tie- incredibly clean break (7-1) and finally won with an ace.

After 3h08 of effort, Gaël Monfils still had a little energy to continue to delight the Margaret Court Arena with a few dance steps. Such a victory and such a spontaneous celebration almost made us forget that the winner of the day is 38 years old and is writing a page in the history of the Tennis.

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