Certainly, the period was a good one for Gaël Monfils. The Frenchman, ninth in the world and defending champion, retained his crown at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam by defeating the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-2, 6-4) this Sunday.
It is the third ATP 500 won by the 33-year-old Parisian, the tenth title in his career, and his second in eight days after his success a week ago at the Montpellier tournament. Two successes in one season, a performance he achieved for the first time in his career.
YOU CAN'T STOP IT 🇫🇷 2nd consecutive title and 10th career title for Monfils, Auger-Aliassime's downer in Rotterdam #HomeOfTennis pic.twitter.com/nGwyCQhtUx
- Eurosport.fr (@Eurosport_FR) February 16, 2020Faced with the 21st player in the world, Monfils only needed two innings and 1:26 of play, but could have even folded the match earlier by obtaining four match balls at 5-2. The Frenchman confirms his good start to the season, he who was defeated in the round of 16 of the Australian Open by the future finalist, Dominic Thiem, at the end of January.