Veteran Gael Monfils fires past Taylor Fritz to reach last-16 in Melbourne
The future of men's tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.
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The future of men's tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.
MELBOURNE, Australia — The only women's match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be a lopsided win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu on Saturday.
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas said, “it sucks” after being on the end of the first big upset of the Australian Open on Monday, with the worst part having to hang around before his next tournament.
Young American Alex Michelsen caused the first big upset of the Australian Open by knocking out former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round.
MELBOURNE : World number one Jannik Sinner opened his Australian Open title defence in blazing sunshine with a win over Nicolas Jarry on Rod Laver Arena on Monday that brought the scourge of doping in the sport back into focus.
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas said "it sucks" after being on the end of the first big upset of the Australian Open on Monday, with the worst part having to hang around before his next tournament. The 11th-seeded Greek, who played Novak Djokovic in the 2023 final at Melbourne Park, crashed out 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to American Alex Michelsen in the first round. "The most frustrating part about losing in the first round of a Grand Slam is that you have way too much time to recover, and I would rather have the other way around where I don't have enough time to recover," he said.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Alex Michelsen produced the biggest win so far of his fledgling career to upset 2023 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 11 seed, in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.
MELBOURNE : Highlights of the second day of the Australian Open on Monday (all times GMT):