Monfils becomes oldest player to win ATP title

Gael Monfils becomes oldest player to win ATP Tour singles title
French veteran Gael Monfils, at 38 years and 132 days, became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after beating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland on Saturday.
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 becomes oldest player to win ATP title with Auckland victory
Gael Monfils beat Zizou Bergs 6-3 6-4 in the Auckland Classic final on Saturday to become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title in a boost before his Australian Open campaign.
'No one wants me to stop' - Veteran Gael Monfils proves age is just a number in Auckland
Gael Monfils became the oldest player to triumph in Auckland since 1977 as he beat Zizou Bergs in straight sets on Saturday.
Veteran Gael Monfils reaches his 35th ATP final in Auckland aged 38
Ivo Karlovic holds the ATP Tour record, having won through to final in Pune, India in 2019 at the age of 39 years, 311 days. Monfils edges Stan Wawrinka who was aged 38 years and 124 days when he reached the final at Umag, Croatia in 2023.
Gael Monfils, 38, the oldest man to win a tour-level title since 1977 with Auckland triumph
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. (Editor's Note: Per the ATP, Monfils is the oldest man to win a tour-level title since a 43-year-old Ken Rosewall at Hong Kong in 1977).
ASB Classic: Gael Monfils claims Auckland title
It means that Venus and Croatian Nikola Mektic take the title, for their first as a new combination. It will be recorded as Venus’ second Auckland trophy, after he won the tournament here with Mate Pavic in 2016.
Gael Monfils has become the oldest winner on the ATP Tour - with victory in the ASB Classic for the first time
The Frenchman has overcome Belgian Zizou Bergs in the final in straight sets. Monfils broke Bergs' serve early in both sets to allow him to dictate terms. He says he had to dig deep to win the crown.
Gael Monfils becomes oldest man to win ATP tennis title in history in Auckland
Gael Monfils has become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title in history, overtaking Roger Federer’s record which had stood since 2019. The Frenchman beat Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland to win the ASB Classic at 38 years,
Veteran Monfils defies age to book spot in Auckland final
Former world number six Gael Monfils clinched a 7-6(5) 6-4 win over Nishesh Basavareddy in the Auckland Classic semi-finals on Friday to become the second-oldest player to reach an ATP Tour final since 1990.
Monfils tops Basavareddy, reaches Auckland final at age 38
Gael Monfils became the second-oldest player in more than 30 years to reach the final of an ATP Tour event after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the semifinals at Auckland on Friday.
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