Gaël Monfils feller of Maxime Cressy and qualified for the third round

It passes for Gaël Monfils. The Habs got out of the trap Maxime Cressy (31st in the world) after a tense match, Wednesday August 11, by winning in two sets, each time won in the tie-break (7-6[10]7-6[6]). After the elimination of Adrian Mannarino by the seeded n ° 11 Jannik Sinner (2-6, 6-4, 6-2), a little earlier in the evening, Monfils is now the last Frenchman in the running in the Canadian tournament.

Broken from the start by his opponent, 31st player in the world, the Frenchman (20th) had to work to take the lead. Led 5-3 in the first set, breaking at 5-5, the Frenchman then offered himself a first decisive game after the effort (12-10). Powerful on serve, quick on the volley, the American gave the Ile-de-France a hard time.

Two set points saved in BOTH sets @Gael_Monfils digs deep for a 7-6(10) 7-6(6) win over Cressy!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/kxNV7iAwse

— TennisTV (@TennisTV) August 10, 2022

It was a new tie-break that awaited the two men in the second set, after a fierce defense of each face-off. We first thought that the match was going to offer a third set, but Maxime Cressy wasted two set points, the first on a double fault. Once his face-off found, Gaël Monfils did not miss his chance to conclude the match after 2h04 of struggle.

In the next round, he will find Jack Draper, from qualifying and surprise faller of world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. Comfortable on Canadian concrete (semi-finalist in 2016 and 2019), the Frenchman has points to defend in the ATP rankings, he who had reached the quarters last year.