MELBOURNE: Gael Monfils’ blistering begin to the season continued on Sunday as he eased past Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3 to attain his 2nd Australian Open up quarter-finals.
With wife and prime women’s player Elina Svitolina beaming in the group, the flamboyant Frenchman lit up the Margaret Court Arena with glowing shot-generating to achieve the previous 8 at Melbourne Park for the initial time since 2016.
“It was really hard, he played particularly rapidly on the two sides,” mentioned 17th seed Monfils, who will participate in Matteo Berrettini or Pablo Carrena Busta for a location in the semi-finals.
“I tried out to be really aggressive now … It was just battling, battling, hanging in there.”
Monfils wrapped up the match with trademark panache, leaping significant to thump a backhand crosscourt winner and conclude Kecmanovic’s dream run since the Serb avoided a first-round clash towards the deported planet amount a single Novak Djokovic.
At 35 and not long ago married, Monfils has a new lease on daily life, and wants to go even additional in the tournament.
“I want to do improved …. We are not fairly finished yet,” he stated.
With wife and prime women’s player Elina Svitolina beaming in the group, the flamboyant Frenchman lit up the Margaret Court Arena with glowing shot-generating to achieve the previous 8 at Melbourne Park for the initial time since 2016.
“It was really hard, he played particularly rapidly on the two sides,” mentioned 17th seed Monfils, who will participate in Matteo Berrettini or Pablo Carrena Busta for a location in the semi-finals.
“I tried out to be really aggressive now … It was just battling, battling, hanging in there.”
Monfils wrapped up the match with trademark panache, leaping significant to thump a backhand crosscourt winner and conclude Kecmanovic’s dream run since the Serb avoided a first-round clash towards the deported planet amount a single Novak Djokovic.
At 35 and not long ago married, Monfils has a new lease on daily life, and wants to go even additional in the tournament.
“I want to do improved …. We are not fairly finished yet,” he stated.
