MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 4 and U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz is out of the Australian Open after Gael Monfils continued his vintage run through the tournament. Fritz took the first set 6-3, but from thereafter Monfils took control, prevailing 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
What promised to be the next chapter in a phenomenal rivalry was overcome by strangeness on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne
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The 10-time champion is involved in more rallies of nine shots or more than all but one player. It’s fun to watch, but it’s a worrying sign.
From almost immobile to going toe-to-toe with the best mover in pro tennis, a 37-year-old Djokovic seemingly shrugging off a serious mid-match left leg injury felt like the stuff of fiction. Yet the whole tennis world watched it happen in real time.
So far Down Under, some of those older players have been on fire, starting with the most respected war horse in the draw, 10-time singles champion and 37-year old Novak Djokovic. Then there’s 38 ...
The 24-time slam champion, who is trying to win a record-extending 11th title at Melbourne Park, played less tennis than many of his rivals did in 2024 while failing to win a slam. Instead they were split between Jannik Sinner (Australian, US) and Carlos Alcaraz (French, Wimbledon).
The future of men’s tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor ... year-old Novak Djokovic in ...
Second seed Zverev advanced to his third Grand Slam final, and first at Melbourne Park, when 10-times champion Djokovic succumbed ... and eventual runner-up Taylor Fritz. "I was just asking ...
Sinner added to Alexander Zverev's grand slam misery, winning 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. It meant he joined all-time legends Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in winning three-straight majors on hard courts, after also triumphing at the Australian and US Opens in 2024.