The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming

Experience triumphed over potential as Gael Monfils edged Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard ... to the second round on his 19th visit to Melbourne Park when his opponent sent a return long.

Gael Monfils is surfing on the moment at the Australian Open, after he booked a third-round tie with Taylor Fritz.

Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed just 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.

Plus, Grand Slam champs Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu's divergent paths cross again in the third round. Before each day's play in Melbourne, we'll preview three must-see matches.

Experience triumphed over potential as Gael Monfils edged Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(7) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 in an all-French thriller in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Monfils has won 127 grand slam matches – the most of any French player in the Open Era. He will face Taylor Fritz in the third-round at the Australian Open 2025

Iga Swiatek romped into a third-round showdown with Emma Raducanu in the Australian Open on Thursday while Taylor Fritz was just as emphatic in his pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title.

French veteran Gael Monfils battled through a five-set thriller to topple young countryman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Australian Open on Tuesday as he enjoys a late-career resurgence. Monfils won the first two sets and should have wrapped it up in the third,

MELBOURNE, Australia — The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at ...

0440 MUSETTI SEES OFF SHAPOVALOV IN STRAIGHT SETS Lorenzo Musetti reached the third round in Melbourne for the first time in his career after the Italian 16th seed beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 6-2. 0405 MONFILS MARCHES ON Frenchman Gael Monfils ...