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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday March 23, 2025
38-year-old Gael Monfils is aging like a fine Chateau Margaux, vintage 1986.
The Frenchman seems to get better with time, and he continued to ride his momentum on Sunday in Miami, as he defeated Jaume Munar 7-5 5-7 7-6(1) to become the oldest man to ever reach the round of 16 in Miami.
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Monfils, who kicked of his season in Auckland by becoming the oldest player to ever win an ATP title, improves to 14-4 on the season. He braved a heated battle with 27-year-old Munar in front of an enthusiastic crowd on Court Butch Bucholz.
Monfils has won three consecutive three-setters to reach the fourth round, and he has now clinched back-to-back third-set tiebreaks. So much for having too many miles on those elastic legs.
The former World No.6 continues to amaze, and…
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