Tennis
Battle of the entertainers. Monfils lost to Tiafoe after taking two medical timeouts in Vienna
french tennis player Gael Monfils (ATP 89) completed his performance in the ATP 500 tournament played on indoor hard courts in Vienna (Austria).
In the 1/8 final the Frenchman lost in three sets Francis Tiafoe (USA, ATP 14) Within 2 hours.
ATP 500 Vienna. It’s hard indoors. 1/8 final
Francis Tiafoe (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) [7] – Gael Monfils (France) – 5:7, 6:1, 6:4
Midway through the second game, Gael took the first medical timeout. After completing the set, he called the doctor a second time.
This was the third meeting of tennis players. Tiafoe won game 2.
Francis will face second seed Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals.
Due to this defeat, Gael ended their 6-match winning streak. Previously, Elina Svitolina’s husband won the ATP 250 tournament in Stockholm.
Blink and you’ll miss it 🫣@Gael_Monfils #ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/MielBRZ91u
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 26 October 2023
We are behind in the second second but we are still fighting! 💪@Gael_Monfils #ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/d54C452eLB
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 26 October 2023
Big Foe leveled things with a second 6-1 in 30 minutes ⚡#ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/puJOhRKBif
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 26 October 2023
Oh, be good Monfils.. get your act together 🔥@Gael_Monfils #ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/2yJw0ylWYO
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 26 October 2023
Source: Sport UA
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