Monfils, 38, becomes oldest ATP Tour champion with Auckland win / Photo: Michael Bradley - AFP
-
Japan to give Indonesia high-speed patrol boats in security deal
-
UK treasurer says London 'natural home' for Chinese finance
-
'Purgatory': Los Angeles fire leaves nothing but a tiny momento
-
Anger and resentment rise in Los Angeles over fire response
-
South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
-
Malala Yousafzai 'overwhelmed and happy' to be back in Pakistan
-
Shai sparks Thunder in Knicks rout, Kings stun Celtics
-
As LA burns, criticisms and questions about response arise
-
Rybakina 'focused' on Australian Open after coach controversy
-
Fishburn, McCarthy lead at halfway stage of Sony Open
-
Cambodia sends suspect in ex-politician killing to Thailand
-
Sri Lanka post 290-8 against New Zealand in third ODI
-
Sinner and Sabalenka target back-to-back Melbourne glory
-
Family to bury Jean-Marie Le Pen after death divided France
-
Lakers coach Redick hopes team's return can 'give people hope'
-
Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
-
Germany races to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
-
Goodman out of Inoue title fight after reinjuring eye
-
Alcaraz thriving on Sinner rivalry heading into Australian Open
-
Los Angeles investigates fire blame as curfew enforced
-
Monfils, 38, becomes oldest ATP Tour champion with Auckland win
-
UK finance minister begins China visit amid govt bond crisis
-
'Education apartheid': schooling in crisis in Pakistan
-
Raducanu rejects insect bite treatment over doping fears
-
Two fans who grabbed Betts in World Series banned by MLB
-
Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires as blame game begins
-
NBA Pelicans suspend Williamson one game for policy violation
-
Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums
-
NFL, teams pledges $5 mn to Los Angeles fire relief
-
Glasgow into Champions Cup last 16 with victory over Racing
-
Canada's retro winger Shaffelburg is a star in Nashville
-
Potter makes losing start as Villa knock West Ham out of FA Cup
-
Leverkusen beat virus-hit Dortmund to close gap on Bayern
-
Como spoil 10-man Lazio's anniversary party
-
Moyes agrees to make Everton return: reports
-
Inauguration of Venezuela's Maduro draws international condemnation
-
France warns Algeria against escalation of influencers showdown
-
Bangladesh star Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket
-
Venezuela's Maduro sworn in as opponents decry 'coup,' US hikes bounty
-
Monaco held by Nantes in Ligue 1 despite comeback
-
English rugby chief to face sack calls amid pay row
-
Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
-
Spaniard Masaveu signs with Garcia's LIV Golf team
-
Supreme Court looks poised to uphold TikTok ban
-
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
-
Browns' Watson has second surgery on ruptured Achilles tendon
-
Family launch £2bn claim over helicopter crash that killed former Leicester owner
-
Eagles quarterback Hurts clears NFL concussion protocol
-
2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit
-
Auger-Aliassime beats Paul in marathon clash to reach Adelaide final
NYSE - LSE
| RBGPF | 100% | 60.49 | $ | |
| SCS | -3.01% | 10.97 | $ | |
| RELX | -0.86% | 46.37 | $ | |
| NGG | -3.3% | 56.13 | $ | |
| BTI | -2.34% | 35.9 | $ | |
| RIO | 0.36% | 58.84 | $ | |
| BCC | -1.31% | 115.88 | $ | |
| RYCEF | -0.42% | 7.07 | $ | |
| CMSC | -0.79% | 22.92 | $ | |
| GSK | -1.99% | 33.09 | $ | |
| VOD | -1.99% | 8.05 | $ | |
| BCE | -2.92% | 22.96 | $ | |
| BP | 0.54% | 31.29 | $ | |
| AZN | 0.64% | 67.01 | $ | |
| CMSD | -0.65% | 23.25 | $ | |
| JRI | -1.16% | 12.08 | $ |
Monfils, 38, becomes oldest ATP Tour champion with Auckland win
Gael Monfils became the oldest singles champion in ATP Tour history when the 39-year-old Frenchman swept to victory in the final of the Auckland Classic on Saturday.
Monfils outclassed Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4, to eclipse Swiss great Roger Federer in the record books, a day before the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Monfils powered to a 13th career title and became the oldest player to win an ATP final since the Tour launched in 1990.
Federer was two months younger when he won the Swiss Indoors in 2019.
The flamboyant Monfils roared and flexed to the crowd after clinching victory.
He said he was proud to win at an age when others have usually hung up the racquet.
"Age is a number but I keep working," he said.
"I keep believing that I can play high quality tennis and I've been showing it this week so I'm very happy."
Monfils won his first ATP Tour title in 2005.
"It was 20 years ago, I still have the passion to play tennis, I still feel like I strike a very good ball so hopefully many more to come."
In hot conditions, the Frenchman defied his age to play with greater athleticism than Bergs, who was contesting his first final.
Bergs dropped his serve early in both sets and lacked the firepower to break back against Monfils's clinical serve and varied groundstrokes.
Monfils will rise 11 places to 41st in the world after his victory, taking the momentum into Melbourne, where he faces fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the Australian Open.
B.Finley--AMWN