
Gael Monfils has become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title in history, overtaking Roger Federer’s record which had stood since 2019.
The Frenchman beat Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland to win the ASB Classic at 38 years, 4 months, and seven days old, recording his 13th tour singles title the day before the start of the 2025 Australian Open.
He edged through a tense final game, in which he kept pausing to wipe sweat from his racket handle and Bergs contested a serve on break point which landed comfortably inside the box, saving three break points in the game and six in the second...