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 ...

Twelfth seed Ben Shelton dispatched the French veteran Gaël Monfils on Monday to move into the quarter-finals at the ...

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

MELBOURNE - Veteran Gael Monfils has rolled back the years in recent weeks with a string of incredible performances, but the ...

Ben Shelton's powerful serve and confident on-court persona have made him the surprise Australian Open semifinalist. Despite ...

France's top tennis player, Ugo Humbert, and his veteran compatriot, Gael Monfils, will fly the flag for French tennis during ...

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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.

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 ...