“Gael defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta in the 3rd round of the ATP 250 competition”, — write: sport.ua
In the 3rd round, Elina Svitolina’s husband lost in two sets Facundo Diaz Acosta (Argentina, ATP 78) in 1 hour and 18 minutes.
ATP 250 Auckland. Hard. 1/4 finals
Gael Monfils (France) – Facundo Diaz Acosta (Argentina) [LL] – 6:3, 6:1
This was the first meeting of the rivals. Facundo lost in the final qualifier, but earned lucky loser status and managed to get past Cameron Norrie and Sebastian Baez.
Monfils reached the semi-finals for the first time since June 2024. Then he lost in the semi-finals at the grass competition in Mallorca.
Gael’s next opponent will be Nishesh Basavareddy (USA, ATP 133), who defeated Alex Mickelsen (USA, ATP 41) 2:6, 6:2, 6:4 in the quarterfinals. Previously, Monfils and Basavareddy had a face-to-face confrontation in the 1st round of Brisbane, where the Frenchman won in three games.
Monfils will headline the 2025 Australian Open next week.
Lamonf, la victoire 😊@Gael_Monfils becomes the oldest semi-finalist in @ASB_Classic history with his 6-3 6-1 win over Diaz Acosta. #ASBClassic25 pic.twitter.com/nBVaSTQ90r
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 9, 2025