Gasquet ousts Monfils in four
by Jennifer Witham
Friday, 19 January, 2007
http://www.australianopen.com/
Richard Gasquet has ended the winning run of rising star and compatriot
Gael Monfils in a tumultuous four-set encounter on Vodafone Arena, 6-0
4-6 7-5 6-3.
Monfils was fast becoming a crowd favourite at Melbourne Park with his
unpredictable antics and explosive forehand after he dumped 2006 finalist
Marcos Baghdatis out of contention earlier in the week.
Gasquet, who is the No.18 seed for Australian Open 2007, was clinical in
the first set as he closed out the opener in only 20 minutes.
Monfils had is serve broken by Gasquet six tmes and also struggled when
receiving, winning just 26 per cent of points.
Both players took injury time-outs late in the match - Monfils for a back
complaint and Gasquet for an arm issue - but the elder of the two Frenchmen
in Gasquet blew his younger countryman away in the final set to claim entry
into the fourth round in just over two and a half hours.
Monfils has posted a career-best result for the Australian Open, having
previously only made it to the second round.
Gasquet will now face Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the round of 16, with the
winner of that match a strong chance to meet world No.1 Roger Federer in
the quarterfinals.
Start of Match Table
Vodafone Arena - Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Gael Monfils FRA 0 6 5 3
Richard Gasquet FRA (18) 6 4 7 6
Match Facts
‧ There were 59 unforced errors for the match, Gasquet with 22
and Monfils with 37
‧ Monfils fired down nine aces to six and claimed the fastest
serve of 220 km/h
‧ Gasquet hit 42 clean winners and Monfils had 36
‧ Gasquet landed 76 per cent of his first serves to 65 per cent
from Monfils
‧ Gasquet ultimately claimed the match with 117 winning points
to 88 from Monfils
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