Gael Monfils News

Sixth seed Fabio Fognini and French crowd favorite Gael Monfils were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up. The Italian Fognini came from behind to defeat qualifier and fellow countryman Marco Cecchinato, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, while the wild card Monfils overcame Colombian Santiago Giraldo, ... (more)

Only one week before the French Open, but some big names including Tomas Berdych, Tommy Haas, John Isner, Sam Querrey, Gael Monfils, and Lleyton Hewitt will try and get some last-minute Roland Garros preparation in this week at ATP stop in Nice, France, and the premier event in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Two powerhouse athletes from Australia have committed to play in this summer's Citi Open , a part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series.

The last time Alex Kuznetsov played on the big stage at Roland Garros , he was 17 and facing off against Gael Monfils in the boys' singles final on Court 1. Nine years later, the Tampa resident will return to Paris for his main draw debut albeit with a titanium rod in his leg after winning the USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge.

Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia defeated Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday.

USTA Player Development announced that Alex Kuznetsov , 26, of Richboro, Pa., and Tampa, Fla., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2013 French Open by winning the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge.

In assessing the most disappointing careers on the ATP, expectations were measured.

Gilles Simon overcomes Jarkko Nieminen in three sets on Wednesday in Bucharest. Simon is joined in the quarterfinals by Daniel Brands, who got a second-set retirement from Gael Monfils.

Gael Monfils eases past Filippo Volandri on Tuesday in Bucharest. Monfils is joined in the second round by Lukas Rosol, a straight-set winner over Gilles Muller.