Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils brought home two matches where they seemed destined for defeat, overturning expectations. They celebrated their victories with a kiss right on the court. Their
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, tennis's power couple, each secured upset wins over fourth-seeded opponents at the Australian Open.
Elina Svitolina produced a stunning comeback to upset Jasmine Paolini in Melbourne, beating the No. 4 seed 2-6 6-4 6-0.
Hardly anyone expected Gael Monfils to start the new season this way. At 38, the French veteran is proving that age is just a number and that his career may still be far from over. 'La Monf' pulled off one of the most unexpected feats of the first week of the 2025 Australian Open,
"Gael, I feel like with you guys all the time mentioning ... Svitolina plays Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round, while Monfils will face American 21st seed Ben Shelton.
Monfils was struggling with a back injury at the start of the fourth set as Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals
MELBOURNE - Veteran Gael Monfils has rolled back the years in recent weeks with a string of incredible performances, but the Frenchman said he had exceeded his limit after retiring hurt from his fourth-round Australian Open match against Ben Shelton on Monday.
The former world No. 3 breezed into the last eight in Melbourne for the first time since 2019, and will now focus on supporting Monfils in an upcoming clash against American Ben Shelton.
Elina Svitolina expressed her excitement at watching her husband Gael Monfils lock horns with Ben Shelton for a place in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in fierce heat to battle into the quarter-finals and Iga Swiatek won easily. But American teenage qualifier Learner Tien’s fairytale run is over after he suffered a thigh problem in a four-set defeat to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in Melbourne.
Amid the Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter as well as Anna Kalinskaya and Jannik Sinner of the world, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina were the original tennis power couple of the modern era and it
Down 1-4 to Veronika Kudermetova, Elina Svitolina roared through 11 of the final 12 games sealing a 6-4, 6-1 sweep to reach the AO quarterfinals. Photo credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Unleashing a massive uppercut,