Gael Monfils won the Auckland ATP tournament at the age of 38.
French tennis court artist and entertainer Gael Monfils shows no signs of aging. The 38-year-old Monfils beat the Belgian in the Auckland ATP tournament Final By Zizou Bergs 6–3, 6–4. Monfils became the oldest tournament winner on the current ATP tour.
The ATP tour has been played since 1990. Monfils (38 years, 4 months) took the record From Roger Federerwho won in 2019 in Basel at the age of 38 years, 2 months.
In the GP matches played before the ATP tour, the last time he won was as a senior Ken Rosewallaged 43 in 1977 in Hong Kong.
– Winning means a lot. Age is a van number. “I believe I can play high-level tennis and I’ve shown that this week,” Monfils said.
– My first tournament win came 20 years ago. I still have the passion to play tennis. I hope there will be many more wins.
Monfils’ first ATP tournament win came in Sopot in 2005. In total, he has 13 tournament wins.
Next, Monfils has a tough challenge at the Australian Open, when he faces his hard-serving countryman in the opening round By Giovanni Mpetshi Perricardi.