Gaël Monfils, a superb chief of French tennis, certified for the second round of the Australian Open on Monday. He will face the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (thirty fifth) or the American Ernesto Escobedo (141st).
West Indian Gaël Monfils begins the Australian Open with a bang. The nineteenth participant in the world dispatched the Argentinian Federico Coria (sixty fourth) 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, a yr after the tears which had marked his helplessness when he entered the working in the 2021 version. information is that torticollis, who pushed him to forfeit five days ago in Adelaide, is almost forgotten.
Athletic, exact and stable, Monfils dominated Coria head and shoulders. “I'm a lot better, however I nonetheless have a little bit ache. We work with the physiotherapist and we use the tiger balm completely!“, he indicated hoping “be 100% Wednesday” for his second round. It will be against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (35th) or the American Ernesto Escobedo (141st).
Master class 👔
At fifteenth #AusOpen second round for @Gael_Monfils, crusing previous Coria 6-1 6-1 6-3. #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/D9vV951n3p
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2022
The French in nice form
The first day of the Australian Major can also be marked by the entry into the working of Adrian Mannarino (seventieth in the world) in opposition to James Duckworth (forty ninth) and by the duel between Corentin Moutet (one hundred and fifteenth) and Lucas Pouille (159th). For his first participation at 25, Benjamin Bonzi (sixty fifth) had a blinding begin to beat the German Peter Gojowczyk (87th) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in 1h34. He will face the Russian Karen Khachanov (thirtieth) in the subsequent round.
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