MELBOURNE: Gael Monfils fired a 215 kmph serve down-the-middle on match point and it brooked no response from an opponent with enviable wingspan. The 38-year-old Frenchman immediately broke into a dance, shaking to the rhythm of victory as the sun cast a glow on Melbourne Park.
Monfils – maverick shot maker and athlete extraordinaire – closed out a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win after three-hours and eight-minutes against the fourth-seeded American Taylor Fritz to move into the Australian Open fourth round.
