Monfils at the rendezvous

This is a great advertisement for Gaël Monfils’ new equipment supplier. The French number 1 who has decided to trust Decathlon in the future for his rackets as for his outfits did honor to this very fresh collaboration by signing a resounding return to the courts, this Thursday at Adelaide for his entry into the running in this tournament for which his 21st place in the standings logically earned him the designation of number 1 seed. Two months after withdrawing from the Bercy tournament just before a long-awaited round of 16 which was to oppose him to Novak Djokovic, Monfils made a success of his comeback by passing the Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the top (6-2, 6-1). Qualified for the quarterfinals, where he will be opposed to another seed the American Tommy Paul (n ° 6), “La Monf”, in less than an hour spent on the court (55 minutes), has never let his modest opponent breathe , ranked 90th in the world and definitely knocked out on a final forehand slap of which the Frenchman has the secret. “Decat” rubs his hands with it.

ADELAIDE 1 (Australia, ATP 250 , exterior hard, € 458,113)
Title holder (in 2020): Andrey Rublev (RUS)

Quarter-finals
Monfils (FRA, n ° 1) – Paul ( USA, n ° 6)
Kokkinakis (AUS, WC) – M.Ymer (SUE)
Djere (SER, n ° 7) – Cilic (CRO, n ° 3)
Gerasimov (BLR, Q) – Khachanov (RUS , n ° 2)

2nd round
Monfils (FRA, n ° 1) beats JMCerundolo (ARG): 6-2, 6-1
Paul (USA, n ° 6) beats Daniel (JAP, Q): 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4
Kokkinakis (AUS, WC) beats Tiafoe (USA, n ° 4): 3 -6, 7-5, 6 -1
M.Ymer (SUE) bat Kwon (CdS, n ° 8): 6-3, 6-2

Djere (SER, n ° 7) bat Moutet (FRA) : 4-6, 7-5 disqualification
Cilic (CRO, n ° 3) beats Monteiro (BRE): 6- 4, 7-6 (3)
Gerasimov (BLR, Q) beats Mager (ITA): 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Khachanov (RUS, n ° 2) beats Johnson (USA): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

1st round
Monfils (FRA, n ° 1) – Bye
JMCerundolo (ARG) beats Bolt (AUS, WC): 6-2, 6-4
Daniel (JAP, Q) beats Musetti (ITA): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
Paul (USA, n ° 6) beats Vesely (RTC): 6-4 , 4-6, 6-4

Tiafoe (USA, n ° 4) – Bye
Kokkinakis (AUS, WC) bat Millman (AUS): 6-4, 6-3
M.Ymer ( SUE) beats Bonzi (FRA) : 7-5, 7-5
Kwon (CdS, n ° 8) beats Nishioka (JAP ): 6-1, 6-2

Djere (SER, n ° 7) beats Carballes Baena (ESP): 7-5, 7-6 (1)
Moutet (FRA) beats Rune (DAN, Q): 7-6 (6), 6- 4
Monteiro (BRE) beats Altmaier ( ALL): 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
Cilic (CRO, n ° 3) – Bye

Gerasimov (BLR, Q) beats Fucsovics (HON, n ° 5): 6-3, 6-4
Mager (ITA) beats F. Cerundolo (ARG, Q): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Johnson (USA) beats Vukic (AUS, WC): 6-4, 2-6 , 6-4
Khachanov (RUS, n ° 2) – Bye