Monfils was struggling with a back injury at the start of the fourth set as Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals

Monfils won a title in Auckland before this ... Keys won their first two matches, and Rybakina came back to win the next two, including their only meeting of 2024, on hard courts in Miami.

MELBOURNE - Jannik Sinner battled through illness to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday as his Italian compatriot Lorenzo Sonego ended teenager Learner Tien's fairytale run. Read more at straitstimes.

Jannik Sinner advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals, overcoming illness, while Lorenzo Sonego ended Learner Tien's dream run. Madison Keys surprised Elena Rybakina, and Elina Svitolina uplifted Ukraine by defeating Veronika Kudermetova.

Monfils Outduels Fellow Frenchman in an Australian Open 1st ... Stearns 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the women’s first round. By contrast, sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina overpowered 16-year-old Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 and No. 9 Daria Kasatkina advanced in ...

Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet and avoided a huge shock at the Australian Open on Tuesday before joining a rampant Taylor Fritz and veteran Gael Monfils in the second round.

Day three of the Australian Open witnessed several thrilling matches and significant victories. Key highlights included Alex de Minaur's stylish win, Ons Jabeur's smooth progression, and Daniil Medvedev's comeback despite a mid-match meltdown.

Madison Keys heaped praise on Elena Rybakina after beating the Kazakhstani in three sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2025.

Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz. - Monfils magic - Monfils rolled back the years to storm back and defeat the American Fritz 3-6,

but Elena Rybakina could not shake off a back problem and fell 6-3 1-6 6-3 to Madison Keys. Monfils, 38, was forced to retire with his own back issue while trailing American young gun Ben Shelton ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have ... By contrast, sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina overpowered 16-year-old Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 and No. 9 Daria Kasatkina ...

Swiatek, Svitolina, Keys, Sonego and Shelton also make it through to the last-eight stage on a hot day in Melbourne.