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GAEL MONFILS BREAKS ROGER FEDERER'S RECORD AFTER VICTORY IN AUCKLAND
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France's Gael Monfils celebrates with the trophy after defeating Belgium's Zizou Bergs in the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland. AP |
Gael Monfils became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after defeating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in the final in Auckland on Saturday
Gael Monfils broke Roger Federer’s record to become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after winning the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday. The French veteran achieved the feat after defeating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland, claiming his 13th tour title – 20 years after winning his first – at the age of 38 years and 132 days.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, was 38 years and 74 days old when he won the Swiss Indoor title in Basel in 2019, the final tour title of his iconic career.
Monfils currently is ranked 52 and is the oldest player in the history of the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 100.
Pancho Gonzalez was 44 years, 7 months and 4 days old when he won a Kingston, Jamaica singles title in 1972, prior to the formation of the ATP Tour in 1990.
The Auckland final was delayed on Saturday by a medical emergency in the crowd but Monfils showed the same mixture of aggression and tenacious defense to claim his first title since the Stockholm Open in 2023.
Prior to the start of the Auckland tournament, Monfils spoke about how his love of tennis kept him going.
“I love tennis. I love what I’m doing so of course all the sacrifices you do, they are a little bit easier. When you love something, it’s easier to keep pushing," he said.
“I’ve been enjoying myself since the first day I played tennis and (at) 60 years old I will still have this joy. Practice, it’s easy. It’s in the DNA. Stay in shape, it’s easy. It’s more the travel.”
After collecting the Auckland trophy, Monfils headed straight to the airport for a flight to Melbourne where he will face Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the Australian Open.
With AP inputs
- FP Sports
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Thursday, 19 May 2016
EUROPA LEAGUE FINALS: SEVILLA MABINGWA TENA
Sevilla wamefanikiwa kutwaa ubingwa wa Europa League kwa kuwatandika Liverpool 3-1 jana usiku huko Basel...Liverpool walianza kucheza vizuri na hatimaye kabla ya mapumziko walipata bao safi kabisa kupitia Daniel Sturridge...Sturridge ni mchezaji wa kwanza kufunga bao Europa League/UEFA Cup toka Robbie Fowler afungee mwaka 2001...
Kipindi cha 2 Sevilla sijui waliambiwa nini na kocha maana walibadilisha game na kucheza kwa akili nyingi...Liverpool wakaanza kuchanganyikiwa na badae Klopp akamtoa Lallana lakini haikusaidia kwani Sevilla walikuwa wanacheza vizuri zaidi...
Katika mipira 4 iliyolenga goli mipira 3 ya Sevilla imeingia nyavuni...Wafungani wa Sevilla walikuwa Kevin Gameiro dakika ya 46 na Andujar Moreno mabao 2 dakika ya 64 na 70...
Sevilla wamefunga Sevilla wanachukua kombe kwa mara ya 3 mfululizo sasa...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.
Friday, 6 May 2016
EUROPA 2016: LIVERPOOL FC YAINGIA FAINALI
Liverpool imefanikiwa kumtoa Villarreal kazi ambayo haikuwa rahisi lakini ndio hivyo tena wametinga fainali...Liverpool walishinda mabao 3-0 na aggregate ya 3-1...Liverpool waliingia wakiwa chini aggregate ya bao 1 lakini Bruno Soriano alijifunga na waka sawa 1-1 kwa aggregate...Bao la 2 ilitoka kwa Daniel Sturridge dakika ya 63 na bao la 3 lilitoka kwa Adam Lalana...Roberto Firmino alisaidia sana mabao yote kupatikana...Mabingwa watetezi Sevilla watakutana na Liverpool kwenye fainali ndani ya jiji la Basel tarehe 18 May...Sevilla waliwachapa Shakhtar Donetsk mabao 3-1 na aggregate ya 5-3...
Mshindi wa kombe la Europa anapata nafasi ya kucheza moja kwa moja Champions League na kwa Liverpool hatakama wako chini wakishinda watakuwa ndani ya Champions League...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.
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