Experience triumphed over potential as Gael Monfils edged Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(7) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 in an all-French thriller in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. A pack

The showdown billed as the battle of the French generations went the old timer's way on Tuesday as 38-year-old Gael Monfils saw off 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets at the

Gael Monfils, 38, registered a dramatic victory in the first round of Australian Open against 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

In a captivating all-French first-round encounter at the 2025 Australian Open, veteran Gael Monfils, aged 38, triumphed over 21-year-old compatriot Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in a grueling five-set battle.

The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. Much was made of the

The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Australian Open 2025. The entertainer’s instinct in him got a lot of value out of clinching it in five.

A "crazy happy" Gael Monfils said age was just a number Tuesday after the 38-year-old Frenchman toppled young countryman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in a five-set thriller at the Australian Open. I'm crazy happy.