Another night of theatre in New York: Monfils turns 40 and drops three games in three sets

Gael Monfils lost the first set of his 40th birthday and then gave away three games in the rest of the match. Incredible. The French wild card, ranked No. 311, beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 on Tuesday night to reach the second round of the US Open, in the 18th and last appearance he will make at this tournament. He is the oldest man to win a singles match here…

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