By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 20, 2025
What a season it has already been for Gael Monfils.
In January he won the Auckland title to become the oldest ATP champion in history. Last week at Indian Wells, Monfils reached the third round, becoming the third oldest to reach that far at the BNP Paribas Open.
This week, Lamonf has surface in Miami and continued where he left off. He defeated Fabian Marozsan on Wednesday, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, to book a second-round match with Jiri Lehecka.
"I made it hard [for him],” Monfils said after levelling his head-to-head with Marozsan. “I hit with a bit more depth in my shots and did not let him dictate and I think I did well." By doing so Monfils becomes the second oldest man to win a match in Miami.
Only the great Jimmy Connors has won a Miami Open main draw match at an older age. The American won at the age of 39 in Key Biscayne in 1992.
Monfils, who will turn 39 on September 1, is 12-4 on the season. The former World No.6