France's tennis star Gael Monfils, who became the oldest man in almost 50 years to win an ATP Tour title in Auckland one week ago, dropped 24 aces on USA's Taylor Fritz to notch his eighth successive match victory.

MELBOURNE - French flair topped American firepower as Gael Monfils turned back the clock to dump fourth seed Taylor Fritz out of the Australian Open on Saturday and celebrate his place in the last 16 with a dance on court.

Taylor Fritz has pledged to give away all of his first round winnings. The American No.1 is into the third round of the Australian Open and made the heart-warming announcement following his match.

The Frenchman is as hot as anyone, making this a tricky third-rounder the 2024 US Open runner-up.

The future of men's tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz continued to display his top form on Thursday at the Australian Open, routing Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 in second-round action.

The 38-year-old served out the American, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4, to beat a Top 4 seed for the first time in his 65th Grand Slam appearance.

Fourth seed Taylor Fritz crashed out of the Australian Open on Saturday after being stunned by Frenchman Gael Monfils in a major third round upset Th

MELBOURNE: Gael Monfils extended his remarkable start to his 22nd season on the ATP Tour with a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(1), 6-4 upset over fourth seed Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open on Saturday.

The win made Monfils the second oldest man to reach the fourth round since 1988 when the tournament started having full, 128-player draws. Only Federer, in 2020, was older.

Coco Gauff's ex-coach Brad Gilbert lauded the "amazing" Gael Monfils after he defeated World No. 4 Taylor Fritz in the third round of the 2025 Australian Open.