ATP Tour victory
Gael Monfils wins and ties Federer’s record
Gael Monfils became the oldest ever winner on the ATP Tour on Saturday. At 38 years and four months, the Frenchman defeated Belgian Zizou Bergs 6:3, 6:4 in the Auckland final, surpassing Roger Federer, who was two months younger when he won the title in Basel in 2019. It was Monfils' 13th ATP title, almost 20 years after his first in Sopot, Poland, in 2005.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen "Age is just a number, but we keep working," said Monfils on court. "I'm hitting a good ball. Hopefully there will be many more to come." Incidentally, Ken Rosewall held the age record at the highest tournament level before the introduction of the ATP Tour: the Australian won the title in Hong Kong in 1977 at the age of 43.
In the other preparatory tournaments, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won the dress rehearsals for the Australian Open with a three-set victory over Sebastian Korda (USA) in Adelaide and Madison Keys and, surprisingly, her US compatriot McCartney Kessler in Hobart. The first major of the year starts on Sunday.
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