By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 20, 2025
What a season it has already been for Gael Monfils.
In January he received the Auckland title to grow to be the oldest ATP champion in historical past. Final week at Indian Wells, Monfils reached the third spherical, turning into the third oldest to achieve that far on the BNP Paribas Open.
Ageless LAMONF@Gael_Monfils turns into the second oldest man to win a #MiamiOpen match along with his 6-3 3-6 6-4 win over Marozsan. pic.twitter.com/xVCIqtapom
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 19, 2025
This week, Lamonf has floor in Miami and continued the place he left off. He defeated Fabian Marozsan on Wednesday, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, to e-book a second-round match with Jiri Lehecka.
“I made it onerous [for him],” Monfils mentioned after levelling his head-to-head with Marozsan. “I hit with a bit extra depth in my pictures and didn’t let him dictate and I feel I did effectively.” By doing so Monfils turns into the second oldest man to win a match in Miami.
Solely the good Jimmy Connors has received a Miami Open fundamental draw match at an older age. The American received on the age of 39 in Key Biscayne in 1992.
Monfils, who will flip 39 on September 1, is 12-4 on the season. The previous World No.6