
Pic of the Day: Gael Monfils
Originally published on 23/01/16 00:00
The No.23 seed, who was projected to face No.5 seed Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, secured a 7-5 6-3 6-2 victory on Hisense Arena to set up a last-16 clash with Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov.
Having equalled his best result at the Australian Open – in 2009 he also reached the fourth round here – he has the chance to reach the quarter-finals in Melbourne for the first time.