Gael Monfils

Monfils Makes Winning Start At UTS Grand Final London

LONDON/STARNBERG, December 7, 2024 The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) Grand Final began on Friday at London’s Copper Box Arena, featuring eight top players battling in a unique, fast-paced format. Divided into two groups, the players competed in intense matches under […]

Monfils To Face Kotov For Stockholm Crown

STOCKHOLM/STARNBERG, October 21, 2023 Gael Monfils has made a triumphant return to a final on the ATP Tour after a 21-month hiatus. The Frenchman sailed past Laslo Djere of Serbia 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday, securing a spot in the championship […]

Monfils To Face Mannarino In Stockholm Quarterfinals

STOCKHOLM, October 19, 2023 Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Adrian Mannarino both withstood the pressure and managed to advance Thursday in the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm. The wins mean they will face each other in the quarterfinals of the […]

Elina Svitolina: A Motivation To Go For More And Just Give It All

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Monday evening’s prime-time match at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory by Elina Svitolina over Belarus’s Victoria Azarenka, in a rematch of their round-of-16 meeting at Wimbledon, was the Ukrainian […]

Monfils Delivers Knock-Out Punch To Medvedev At Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 15, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Day Six of the BNP Paribas Open began with a bang. That’s because World No. 1 and top seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia was knocked out of the ATP Masters 1000 event […]

Nadal Is Back, Starts New Year Winning Melbourne Summer Set Title

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal had never played Maxime Cressy before Sunday evening’s final in the Melbourne Summer Set at Rod Laver Arena. After winning his 89th ATP Tour singles title with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 […]

Super Showdown In Sofia Goes To Sinner

SOFIA/WASHINGTON, October 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Jannik Sinner and Gaël Monfils have met four times during their respective careers. Yet, Sunday’s generational clash between the 20-year-old defending Sofia Open champion and Monfils, regarded as one of grand entertainers of […]

Monfils Reaches First ATP Tour Final Of 2021

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 20 Gaël Monfils kept alive one of the longest active streaks in pro men’s tennis with his 7-5, 6–0 semifinal victory over No. 67 Marcos Giron in the semifinals of the […]

Monfils Arrives At Belgrade Open

BELGRADE, May 25, 2021 Frenchman Gael Monfils has arrived in the capital city of Serbia, where he will be the No. 2 seed of the €511,000 Belgrade Open, hosted by the Novak Tennis Centre. After his first practice session on […]