Now, it seems, he does. At 38, Monfils is playing inspired tennis. He won a title last week in Auckland, and survived five sets with the much-younger Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

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Fired-up Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win on Thursday, dropping just eight games in the tournament so far.

Monfils became the oldest-ever winner of an ATP Tour title when he triumphed in Auckland earlier in January. And the 38-year-old has maintained that form at Melbourne Park, defeating fellow ...

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Gael Monfils is "surfing on the moment" at the Australian Open, after he booked a third-round tie with Taylor Fritz. Monfils became the oldest-ever winner of an ATP Tour title when he triumphed in ...

On Friday, Gael Monfils (No. 41 in the world) faces Taylor Fritz (No. 4) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open. Fritz earned a three-set win over Cristian Garin (6-2, 6-1, 6-0) in the Round of ...

Gael Monfils is 38 years old as of January 2025. He was born on September 1, 1986 in Paris, France. He was raised in Paris and was a very accomplished junior player, who won the boys' singles ...

Melbourne (AFP) – Fired-up Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win Thursday, dropping just eight games in the ...

Earlier Thursday, Gael Monfils, 38, became the fourth-oldest man to reach the third round since 1988. Monfils, on the heels of becoming the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title Saturday at the ...