Priyanshu Halder, New Delhi:
Gael Monfils Secures 11th Singles Title : French Tennis player Gael Monfils lifts his 11th singles trophy Title in the ATP Tour in Adelaide 1 International on Sunday. Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov by a two-set victory of 6-4, 6-4 after 80 minutes. The world rank 21 is now 1-0 against Khacharov in a h2h title match in the ATP level. (Gael Monfils Secures 11th Singles Title)
Both the finalists had no difficulty with the serves but after 4-5 in both sets Khachanov lost control and his serves went haywire. Khachanov dropped serves each time in the set ends and gave points to Monfils.
This was Monfils’ first international tour-level title since 2020 in Rotterdam. Monfils had admitted that he did not play in the pandemic as he does not like empty stadiums and thus his rank dropped from 10th to 21st. He was playing in his first Australian tour-level championship match, yet he did not lose any sets last week and showed great agility against Khachanov in the Finals. (Gael Monfils Secures 11th Singles Title)
With a perfect start to the season Monfils comments, “I want to say thanks to my team. We have had some tough moments; we lost a little bit of faith, but we came back strong from July last year.”
He further added, “It is amazing to play in front of you guys, to play in front of a full crowd with a good spirit and atmosphere, this is amazing.”
Monfils further commented on the ATP Tour in Adelaide, “It is a great tournament. I have been training here since 2009. I know the place very well; I love Adelaide and am very happy to win the title here.” Monfils and Khachanov will stay in Adelaide for next week’s second ATP tournament. (Gael Monfils Secures 11th Singles Title)
Gael Monfils Secures 11th Singles Title
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