Gael stands above Stan Wawrinka, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, a record you do not achieve every day! Monfils could have missed the record. He trailed 6-1, 5-2 against Pedro Martinez in the ...
Hopefully, many more to come.” At 38 years and four months, Monfils is two months older than Federer was when he won in Basel six years ago. The world No. 52 has been a mainstay on the ATP Tour ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open's fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, ...
The veteran Frenchman is into the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating world No.4 Taylor Fritz on Saturday.
Federer was two months younger at the time than Monfils is now. He is also the oldest man to win a tour-level singles title since 43-year-old Australian Ken Rosewall in Hong Kong in 1977.
He surpasses Roger Federer, who won his final title in Basel ... “Big satisfaction,” said Monfils, who is ranked 52nd. “It’s very special having this 13th title. I don’t win a lot.
At the same time, it is worth noting that – with this retirement – Monfils has become the player with the most retirements ...
French tennis star Gaël Monfils became the oldest ever player to claim an ATP Tour singles title when he won the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by Roger ...