French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis.

Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien's fairytale run. But again nothing separated them until Shelton ended the resistance of Monfils with a series of winners to take the tiebreak and the veteran retired soon after.

World number four Taylor Fritz's exit means five of the top 10 men's seeds have now been knocked out of the season's first major

Ben Shelton is back in a second Australian Open quarter-final after coming through Monday's fourth-round battle with Gael Monfils, and the American faces first-time quarter-finalist Lorenzo Sonego in Wednesday's last-eight contest.

Australian Open tennis betting tips with Ben Shelton favoured to make the final four at the 2025 Australian Open against Lorenzo Sonego on Wednesdayis tipster Gavin Mair

Tien, 19, became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open's fourth round since Rafael Nadal in 2005. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.

Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia. When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.

The much-loved hero watched on in disbelief as the miraculous effort swung the match in his opponent’s favour.

No. 112-ranked Joao Fonseca will meet No. 55 Lorenzo Sonego in the Australian Open Round of 64 on Wednesday, January 15.In his last time out, Fonseca was defeated by Eliot Spizzirri 6-7, 7-6, 4-6

Frenchman Monfils is only the second player aged 38 or over, after Roger Federer, to make the last 16 in Melbourne since 1988. He is enjoying quite the start to 2025 after becoming the oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour singles title in Auckland last weekend.