French veteran Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday to become the second-oldest man ever to make the last 16 at Melbourne Park after Roger Federer.
American player and world No. 4 Taylor Fritz will face France's Gael Monfils tonight in Margaret Court Arena following the women's singles match between U.S. player Emma Navarro and Ons Jabeur. The match will take place in Margaret Arena no sooner than 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT today.
For Gael Monfils, age is but a number.Monfils is off to the round of 16 at the Australian Open courtesy of a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 upset victory over fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz.The 38-year-old Frenchman will look to progress to the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the third time in his career,
Watch the match highlights between Taylor Fritz & Gael Monfils in Round 3 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.
Taylor Fritz and Gael Monfils clash for the first time since 2019 as they look for a chance to make the second week at Australian Open 2025.
Gael Monfils (No. 41 in the world) faces Taylor Fritz (No. 4) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open.Fritz earned a three-set win over Cristian Garin (6-2, 6-1, 6-0) in the Round of
On the men's side, No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz is out. The American was stunned by tour veteran and former world No. 6 Gael Monfils, who danced in celebration after causing the upset. Reigning champion Jannik Sinner will also continue his campaign while Alex de Minaur looks to keep the Aussie dream alive.
The Frenchman is as hot as anyone, making this a tricky third-rounder the 2024 US Open runner-up.
Monfils has won 127 grand slam matches – the most of any French player in the Open Era. He will face Taylor Fritz in the third-round at the Australian Open 2025
Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed just 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.
Plus, Grand Slam champs Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu's divergent paths cross again in the third round. Before each day's play in Melbourne, we'll preview three must-see matches.
American tennis star Taylor Fritz said that he is donating his Australian Open prize money to the relief funds for the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.