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Feb 21, 2018

Monfils Ready For Cilic Following Opening Round Win

Gael Monfils might still feel a little tired, but he's also feeling good following a three-set win over Horacio Zeballos on Tuesday at the Rio Open presented by Claro.

Feb 21, 2018

Allez, Gael! La Monf Saves MP To Advance

Could a Gael Monfils match possibly end quietly? It looked that way as Horacio Zeballos led 5-2 in the third set of their first-round encounter at the Rio Open presented by Claro on Tuesday evening. The Frenchman even faced match point as the left-hander served for the match at 5-3. But Monfils would find his entertaining best to win the final five games of the match to clinch a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 victory against the Argentine. "It was a tough match for me," Monfils said. "I never stopped believing and definitely had a huge help with the crowd. The crowd was amazing tonight." The recent Qatar ExxonMobil Open champion, who also advanced to the semi-finals at the Argentina Open last...

Feb 19, 2018

Monfils Reveals The State Of His Game

Gael Monfils reveals just how far away he is from finding his top form on the court and why he was exhausted at his first practice in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Feb 15, 2018

Monfils Having Fun During Maiden South America Tour

Gael Monfils might have to come back to South America for the “Golden Swing” in future years. The Frenchman, who played his first ATP World Tour match on the continent last week in Quito, won another match during the clay-court swing on Thursday, beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-3 at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Monfils' return game carried him. The Frenchman won 52 per cent of the points that started on Lajovic's racquet (36/69), almost a higher percentage than Monfils won on his own serve, 56 per cent (37/66). [ALSO LIKE] He will next meet Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, who saved two of three break points to upset fourth seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez also participated in the...

Feb 13, 2018

Monfils Moves Past Cuevas At Argentina Open

Gael Monfils needed one hour, five minutes to overcome Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Monfils won 75 per cent of his first serve points, and converted on his two break point opportunities. With the win, Monfils moved to 4-1 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Cuevas. The No. 43-ranked Frenchman will play Dusan Lajovic in the next round. Lajovic was a 7-6(4), 6-1 winner over Argentine qualifier Facundo Bagnis on Monday. [ALSO LIKE] Fifth seed Diego Schwartzman, the highest-seeded Argentine in the singles draw, broke five times to beat Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria. Schwartzman is attempting to become the first homegrown champion in Buenos Aires since David...