Height offers tennis players a significant edge in serving, with towering players like Reilly Opelka and Giovanni Mpetshi ...

Monfils was struggling with a back injury at the start of the fourth set as Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals ...

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A whirlwind of drama, excitement and unpredictability engulfed the first seven days of the Australian Open, as record crowds ...

The 38-year-old served out the American, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4, for his best Grand Slam victory by ranking in his 65th appearance.

Despite surrendering the opening set to Fritz, Frenchman Monfils turned the game on its head by clinching the three following ...

Gael Monfils beat his compatriot Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who is 17 years his junior, in five sets to reach the second round at the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne, 14 January 2025.

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Monfils had rolled back the years at the Australian Open with his victories over fourth seed Taylor Fritz, Daniel Altmaier and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to become the oldest man to reach the ...

He used that momentum to edge past his big-serving compatriot Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets in the opening round in Melbourne. More of his savviness was on show during the straight-sets ...