When the French world No. 41 stunned Taylor Fritz, he told the Margaret Court Arena spectators that he “warmed up the court” for his wife. Svitolina then stormed back to upset Jasmine Paolini and said: “I would want to say that I got inspired after my husband’s win.”
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.
Gaël Monfils's legion of fans is daring to dream big, but the evergreen Frenchman is focused on other priorities than lifting the trophy at Melbourne Park.
It was a day to remember at the Australian Open, with Learner Tien becoming the youngest to reach the fourth round since Rafael Nadal in 2005 and Gael Monfils defying age to tie French records and make history.
Gael Monfils is having quite the start to his 2025 season, the popular Frenchman making it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating the
Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia. When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.
That triumph means the world No. 41 is the oldest men's player to defeat a top-five opponent at the Aussie Open since those rankings started, and the 38-year-old moved level with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for wins at the opening Major of the year in the Open Era after his 37th against the world No. 4.
Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.
Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed just 82 minutes to defeat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round in Melbourne.
Alex Michelsen, 20, is another young U.S. player who is making some noise in Melbourne. He upset world No. 11 and 2023 Open runner-up Stefanos Tsistipas in the first round, then pulled off another strong win in the third in straight-sets against No. 19 Karen Khachanov.
Worrying claims from Corentin Moutet that he fainted before his match, Alex de Minaur shows his fighting spirit, and America's next generation announce themselves to the world. Here are the five quick hits from day seven of the Australian Open.
Top-seeded players Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur secured a spot in the third round of the ongoing Australian Open on Thursday with wins over qualifiers Cristi