On the 20th local time, the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament staged a duel between old and young, the 38-year-old French veteran Monfils exhausted his strength, and the 4-set fierce battle was not finished, 6:7 (3:7), 7:6 (7:3), 6:7 (2:7), 0:1 withdrew, allowing the 22-year-old American junior Shelton to advance to the men's singles top 8.

38-year-old French veteran Monfils

"It was a very long time for me, I played a lot of games and spent a lot of time." Monfils said after the game that today's fierce battle has surpassed his limits, and after the game, he also showed the demeanor of his predecessors, warmly hugging Sheldon in front of the net, and accepting the enthusiastic audience to stand up and applaud, the scene is quite warm, "I love Shelton, this kid is amazing, full of energy." Of course, it's always hard to play against your loved ones, but we're all fighting with a lot of spirit. ”

22-year-old American junior Sheldon

Monfils won the previous championship in Auckland, New Zealand, which has set the oldest record on the ATP Tour in nearly half a century, and now has become the second oldest men's player in the round of 16 of the Australian Open, but with the addition of this campaign, a total of 4 rounds took more than 12 hours, and the energy in the fuel tank bottomed out, and finally ended the Melbourne Grand Slam journey under the sidelines witnessed by Svitolina, the beloved wife of Ukraine, who is also a professional star.