Tennis
Monfils went to Djokovic, beating the world’s 12th racket in Cincinnati
french tennis player Gaelic Monfils (No. 211 ATP) will go on to win the Cincinnati Masters.
In the second round of base, Elina Svitolina’s husband defeated Alex De Minaura of Australia (No. 12 ATP).
Cincinnati. second round
Gael Monfils (France) – Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 7:5, 6:4
Note that Monfils has won 7 of the last 9 fights. In the next round, he will face second-seeded Novak Djokovic, who is back on the field after Wimbledon. Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina withdrew after the first set in the second round match against the Serbian.
Monfils has played 18 times against Djokovic and has never won.
No stopping him@gael_monfils Toronto finalist continues in top form to beat De Minaur 7-5 and 6-4 for his second consecutive Top 20 win!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/L3e5d0KHTG
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 16 August 2023
Source: Sport UA
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