Tennis
The last season of my career. Monfils leaves Auckland after failing to defend trophy
French tennis player and husband of Elina Svitolina Gael Monfils (ATP 110) performance at the ATP 250 challenging tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand.
The French lost in three sets in the first round Fabian Marozan (Hungary, ATP 52) 2 hours 2 minutes.
ATP 250 Auckland. Difficult, 1/16 final
Fabian Marozan (Hungary) – Gael Monfils (France) – 5:7, 6:3, 6:4
Monfils played head to head with Marozan for the fourth time and lost to the Hungarian for the second time.
Gael failed to defend last year’s trophy on Auckland courts. The 39-year-old Frenchman is in the last season of his career.
Marozan will face second place Kasper Ruud in the second round of the competition.
Photo gallery of the match
Source: Sport UA
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