“Gael Monfils defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the 2nd round of the competition in New Zealand”, — write: sport.ua
In the 2nd round, Elina Svitolina’s husband beat the 9th seed in two sets Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany, ATP 42) in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
ATP 250 Auckland. Hard. 1/4 finals
Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) [9] – Gael Monfils (France) – 1:6, 6:7 (5:7)
This was the third meeting of the rivals. Monfils won all 3 head-to-head matches.
For the first time since June 2024, Gael has reached the 1/4 final stage. Then he lost in the semi-finals at the grass competition in Mallorca.
In the Oakland quarterfinals, Monfils will play against lucky loser Facundo Diaz Acosta (Argentina), who has already defeated Cameron Norrie and Sebastian Baez.
Monfils’ third win in four matches in 2025. His only loss was to Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round of Brisbane. At the start of the tournament on the New Zealand courts, Gael staged a cool comeback against Pedro Martinez.
PHOTO. Svitolina’s husband made it to the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Oakland
Age? How about ageless 😜@Gael_Monfils becomes the oldest @ASB_Classic quarter-finalist since 1970 with a 6-1 7-6 victory over Struff at #ASBClassic25 pic.twitter.com/3hXLhhZYzq
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 8, 2025