Monfils offers a nice title one week before the Australian Open
Frenchman Gaël Monfils defeated Russian Karen Khachanov in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Adelaide this Sunday. At 35, Parisen won the 11th title of their career, the first since 2020. Bodes well just one week before the start of the Australian Open.
And 11 for Gaël Monfils. The French tennis player won the 11th title of his career in singles on the ATP circuit by winning this Sunday the 250 tournament in Adelaide. The 35-year-old Parisian defeated Russian Karen Khachanov in the final. A victory in two sets (6-4, 6-4). After dismissing the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in the half, Monfils, 21st player in the world, never trembled against the native of Moscow (29th at ATP).
His first victory on Australian soil
Gaël Monfils, who has played at least one final per year since 2005, wins for the first time in his career on Australian soil. This bodes well for a week before the Australian Open, where he lost in the first round a year ago. His last titles date back to 2020. Gaël Monfils won successively in Montpellier and Rotterdam.
The French player then experienced immense difficulties in resuming the circuit under coronavirus, between closed doors and health constraints. Between September 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics last summer, he won only three matches, despite his association in early 2021 with Günter Bresnik, the former coach of Dominic Thiem in particular. He started to regain color in the second half of last season, ending up in Sofia in October.
“This is our first title with my team, we had some difficult times but we came back strong in July last year, he recalled Monfils. I am very proud and very happy to have won this tournament.”