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US Open: Wild card Monfils celebrates 40th birthday with win

Updated On: 03 September, 2026 08:58 AM IST | New York | AFP

The crowd joined an impromptu performance of ‘Happy Birthday’ after the match. “You guys always make it electric, amazing,” Monfils said in an on-court interview

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France's Gael Monfils hits a forehand return against Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo during the men's singles first round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Pic/AFP

France's Gael Monfils hits a forehand return against Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo during the men's singles first round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Pic/AFP

France's Gael Monfils turned back the clock Tuesday, making the most of a US Open wild card and an adoring New York crowd to advance to the second round. 

Playing on his 40th birthday, Monfils opened shakily against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay, but decisively turned the tables after the first set for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 win. 

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