Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Gael Monfils downed the fourth seed in Australia

Veteran Monfils fires past Fritz to reach last-16

The future of men's tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.

Tennis • 18 Jan

Daniil Medvedev smashes a TV net camera after losing the third set against Kasidit Samrej

Medvedev smashes net camera during five-set struggle

Daniil Medvedev smashed a net camera in an angry outburst during a five-set Australian Open win over lowly-ranked wild card Kasidit Samrej.

Tennis • 14 Jan

The Australian holds the Women's Singles Champion trophy after the Adelaide International final

Barty warms up for Australian Open with Adelaide title

World number one Ash Barty won the Adelaide International to claim the 14th WTA title of her career ahead of the Australian Open on home soil.

Tennis • 09 Jan 22

Stan Wawrinka racked up 71 winners in a typically aggressive performance

Wawrinka rolls back the years to beat Medvedev in five

Former champion Stan Wawrinka shocked Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in five sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 2-6 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 victory.

Tennis • 27 Jan 20

Rafael Nadal is through to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows

Nadal and Berrettini book US Open semi-final berths

Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to a fourth US Open title with a 6-4 7-5 6-2 straight-sets victory over Diego Schwartzman in their quarter-final at Flushing Meadows, while Matteo Berrettini overcame Gael Monfils in a final set tiebreaker.

Tennis • 05 Sep 19

Roger Federer was made to scrap hard to overcome Dan Evans

Federer digs deep to overcome Evans in Australia

Double defending champion Roger Federer weathered a stern test from the impressive Dan Evans but wore down the British qualifier 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-3 to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Tennis • 16 Jan 19

Federer struts his stuff to find way past Struff

Roger Federer fought off the challenge of Jan-Lennard Struff to move into the third round of the Australian Open.

Tennis • 18 Jan 18

Roger Federer won 81% of points on both his first and second serve

Federer and Djokovic cruise into third round at SW19

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon in straight sets today.

Tennis • 06 Jul 17

Dominic Thiem lunges to make a return at the 02

Thiem defeats Monfils at World Tour Finals

Dominic Thiem recorded a 6-3 1-6 6-4 win Gael Monfils at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to boost his chances of reaching the semi-finals.

Tennis • 15 Nov 16

Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka have been drawn in the same group at the O2

Murray to contest World Tour Finals as number one

New world number one Andy Murray has been drawn in a group with Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Tennis • 07 Nov 16

Novak Djokovic: 'This was the scenario that I needed and I wished for'

Another walkover for Djokovic as Tsonga pulls out

Novak Djokovic has warned he is close to reaching his peak after the world number one was handed his third walkover in five matches at the US Open.

Tennis • 07 Sep 16

Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands after Kyle Edmund

Djokovic makes short work of Edmund at US Open

Novak Djokovic feasted against unseeded Briton Kyle Edmund, gobbling up a large serving of points in a 6-2 6-1 6-4 romp that put him into the US Open quarter-finals.

Tennis • 05 Sep 16

Gael Monfils broke Ivo Karlovic's serve when he was serving for the match

Monfils ends title drought in Washington

Gael Monfils ended a title drought of over two years by overcoming Ivo Karlovic 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-4 in the final of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C on Sunday.

Tennis • 25 Jul 16

Nadal turns on style to take Monte Carlo title

Rafael Nadal stepped up his recovery from injury and illness as he outlasted Frenchman Gael Monfils to claim the ninth Monte Carlo Masters title of his career on Sunday.

Tennis • 17 Apr 16

Martin Klizan battled to glory in Rotterdam

Klizan fights back to take title in Rotterdam

Slovakian Martin Klizan staged yet another concerted fightback to claim the biggest title of his career as he saw off Gael Monfils at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

Tennis • 14 Feb 16

Gael Monfils (L) is congratulated by Roger Federer

All square in Davis Cup as Monfils thumps Federer

Gael Monfils demolished world number two Roger Federer in straight sets to ensure France finished all square with Switzerland on day one of the Davis Cup final.

Tennis • 21 Nov 14