Gael Monfils began his 10th appearance at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on a positive note, defeating Australia’s Matthew Ebden 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. The 31-year-old, who reached the quarter-finals in 2016 (l. to Raonic), broke Ebden on four occasions, and came back from 0-2 down in the second set, to secure the 71-minute win. The Frenchman improves his 2018 win/loss record to 12-5, highlighted by his seventh title on tour in the first week of the season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha (d. Rublev). Monfils isn't accustomed to playing first-round matches in Indian Wells – the Frenchman has had a first-round bye his past five appearances in the desert (2017, 2016, 2014, 2010, 2009). But...
Former World No. 6 Gael Monfils headlines action at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday, which also includes the start of doubles play. Three players in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings – No. 4-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, No. 6 Dominic Thiem and No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro – also feature in the doubles competition. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the 2018 BNP Paribas Open 1R & vote for who you think will win! Monfils v Ebden | Tiafoe v Escobedo | Mayer v Estrella Burgos [GROUP POLL]104[/GROUP POLL] View Daily Schedule Monfils, who is competing after four straight weeks on the clay of the Latin American swing, plays as a non-seed at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000...
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic talks about regaining his confidence at the 2018 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
