Gael Monfils posts historic win in Auckland

French veteran Gael Monfils becomes the oldest player to win an ATP Tour singles title
French veteran Gael Monfils has become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after beating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland.
Gaël Monfils becomes oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour title, surpassing Roger Federer
French tennis star Gaël Monfils became the oldest ever player to claim an ATP Tour singles title when he won the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by Roger Federer in 2019.
ATP roundup: Gael Monfils posts historic win in Auckland
Gael Monfils became the oldest man in nearly five decades to win an ATP Tour-level title with his 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Zizou Bergs on Saturday at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. Ken Rosewall,
ATP Auckland: Gael Monfils wins title, leaves Roger Federer behind
Gael Monfils claimed his 13th ATP title in Auckland. The Frenchman played in his 35th ATP final and ousted Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 37 minutes, lifting a trophy and writing history books.
ASB Classic: Gael Monfils claims Auckland title
It means that Venus and Croatian Nikola Mektic take the title, for their first as a new combination. It will be recorded as Venus’ second Auckland trophy, after he won the tournament here with Mate Pavic in 2016.
Monfils becomes oldest player to win ATP title with Auckland victory
Gael Monfils beat Zizou Bergs 6-3 6-4 in the Auckland Classic final on Saturday to become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title in a boost before his Australian Open campaign.
Gaël Monfils, 38, Becomes Oldest Men's Tennis Tour Champion Since 1977 in Auckland
For most of the late 2010s, men's tennis was an old man's game. The powerful trio of Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal held on long past the point even the most optimistic fans thought they would.
Gael Monfils becomes oldest player to win an ATP title with Auckland victory
AUCKLAND – Gael Monfils became the oldest singles champion in ATP Tour history when the 38-year-old Frenchman swept to victory in the final of the Auckland Classic on Jan 11.
Monfils becomes oldest ATP Tour champion with Auckland win
Gael Monfils makes history by becoming the oldest winner of an ATP Tour singles title after triumphing at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
Gael Monfils makes history as oldest winner on ATP Tour
Monfils’ victory is history-making, and the Frenchman replaces Roger Federer, who won his final title in Basel in 2019 at the age of 38 years and 74 days, as the oldest champion since the ATP was formed in 1990.

Gael Monfils survives First-round match for ages

Veteran Gael Monfils reaches his 35th ATP final in Auckland aged 38
Ivo Karlovic holds the ATP Tour record, having won through to final in Pune, India in 2019 at the age of 39 years, 311 days.
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