Recap, highlights, and quotes from Gael Monfils' win over Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open.

Fritz is far from the only player on the ATP Tour who is unhappy with the quality of tennis balls over the past few years.

French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round ... he won the ASB Classic in Auckland to become the oldest player to ever win ...

He is enjoying quite the start to 2025 after becoming the oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour singles title in Auckland last weekend. Monfils followed that up by defeating US Open finalist Fritz 3-6 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open's fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, ...

He won the title in Auckland and now has extended his winning ... and the final outcome is likely to be the same as well. Pick: Taylor Fritz to win in four sets.

Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at ... on the heels of becoming the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title Saturday at the Auckland Classic, beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 7-5 ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - French flair topped American firepower as Gael Monfils turned back the clock to dump fourth seed Taylor Fritz out ... after clinching the Auckland Classic title ...

Taylor Fritz is giving back to a city that has meant ... The Frenchman, who came into the season's first major with the Auckland trophy in hand, when eliminated Germany’s Daniel Altmaier ...

Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday to become the second ... fired a warning ahead of the tournament when he won the Auckland Classic to become the oldest singles champion ...

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz continued to display his top form ... Last week, Monfils won the event at Auckland, New Zealand, to become the oldest player to capture an ATP Tour-level title since ...