Ben Shelton (No. 20) will meet Gael Monfils (No. 41) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Sunday, January 19.Monfils enters the Round of 16 after his four-set win on Friday over Taylor

Ben Shelton plays Gael Monfils at the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Shelton Monfils prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Shelton-Monfils. The men’s Australian Open has the big guns still in the tournament as the second week begins in Melbourne,

Gael Monfils achieved a remarkable milestone by joining Roger Federer as the only men aged 38 or older to reach the Australian Open fourth round since the tournament expanded to 128 players in 1988. Gael staged a thrilling comeback to defeat No.

Gael Monfils was forced to retire while facing Ben Shelton in the fourth round at the Australian Open and the American has opened up on his opponent.

Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien's fairytale run. But again nothing separated them until Shelton ended the resistance of Monfils with a series of winners to take the tiebreak and the veteran retired soon after.