A little frustration from Gael Monfils would be no surprise after rain postponed overnight the completion of his second-round victory over top seed Marin Cilic at the Rio Open presented by Claro. The unseeded Frenchman had already let a match point slip the day before against the Croat and faced a set point after the resumption of play on Thursday. Fortunately for Monfils, however, the pair returned to court for just four more points, as he completed the upset on his second match point, 6-3, 7-6(8). The win extends Monfils’ FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Australian Open finalist to 3-0. He had beaten Cilic once before in Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Olympic Games. [ALSO LIKE] Next up, he...
Watch Fabio Fognini turn defence into offence against Tennys Sandgren in the second round of the Rio Open presented by Claro in this hot shot. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo Credit: Rio Open
Watch highlights as Gael Monfils returns to defeat top seed Marin Cilic in the second round of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Dominic Thiem, Aljaz Bedene and Fabio Fognini also advanced. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo Credit: Rio Open.
Gael Monfils discusses returning to complete his second-round win over top seed Marin Cilic at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.