The veteran Gael Monfils He was stopped by his countryman’s reaction in time Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 30th seed, and in an epic and dramatic duel that lasted nearly four hours, he reached the second round at the Australian Open for the 17th time in his career.
The Parisian, who reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne, won 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-7(5) and 6-4 in what appeared to be a loss and in the first match between the two . .
In the semifinals of Roland Garros in 2008 and the United States Open in 2016 as the most relevant roles in a Grand Slam, he became, at 38 years and 147 days, the second oldest tennis player to play in an individual draw in Open . from Australia then Stanislas Wawrinka39 years old and 304.
The Parisian, a week ago, won his thirteenth title in Auckland and became the oldest winner of an individual title on the circuit.
Monfils was frustrated by Perricard, an emerging player whose excellent serve was not enough this time. He was aiming for the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time on his debut in Australia but he did not get off to a good start and did not complete the comeback.
Monfils will play in the second round against the winner of the match between Argentine Francico Comesana and German Daniel Altmaier.
Source: La Verdad
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