Corentin Moutet will leave Australia a little lighter. With his elimination in the third round of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Frenchman managed to collect 182,000 dollars (175,560 euros) in prize money. A nice check from which 15,000 dollars (14,470 euros) will have to be deducted. The reason: a hefty fine … Read more
I hope that you have not planned to go to work tomorrow morning, or that you are able to sleep three hours max without snoozing, because tonight, everyone sets their alarm at 5:30 a.m. to see the Monf’ achieve a new performance of anthology against Ben Shelton in the round of 16 of the Australian … Read more
Ugo Humbert faces Alexander Zverev in the round of 16 at the Australian Open. The German, unplayable for several weeks, is a clear favorite against an opponent he swept aside in the final at Bercy at the end of 2024. But like Monfils, Humbert
There is no age to find a level that we thought was buried a little too far away. At 38 years old, Gaël Monfils continues to amaze everyone at the Australian Open. The Frenchman dismissed Taylor Fritz, 4th player in the world, this Saturday in the 3rd round (3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4). Here he is … Read more
Two rooms, two atmospheres at the Australian Open for French tennis. While the girls are already all eliminated, after the defeat of the only representative in the 2nd round Varvara Gracheva on Thursday, against the German Eva Lys (6-2, 3-6, 6-4), the boys are having a great time. With the qualifications of Gaël Monfils and … Read more
A Franco-French duel on a packed court, if the ground wasn’t blue we would have thought we were at Roland-Garros. Gaël Monfils got the better of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (30th) in front of an audience of experts, in the first round of the Australian Open (7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4) . This is the 6th … Read more
Not even a turn and then leaves. In Melbourne, world tennis experienced its first surprise of 2025 on Monday. Finalist in 2023, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th) was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open, defeated in four sets by the young American Alex Michelsen (42nd). After a disappointing 2024 season, the three-time … Read more
In Melbourne, it goes for Arthur Fils. The French No.2 overcame a difficult start to qualify for the second round of the Australian Open on Sunday, while most of the other matches were interrupted by rain. Scheduled to open the day on the Margaret Court Arena, the Frenchman, 20th player in the world, struggled against … Read more
We would be Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, we would not really sleep peacefully. The “French servebot”, the hope of an entire people to win tournaments based on big serving minasses, will play its first round at the Australian Open against a mutant: Gaël Monfils, who also achieves a huge start to the season, as evidenced by … Read more