{"id":454254,"date":"2023-08-09T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=454254"},"modified":"2023-08-09T17:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:17:02","slug":"monfils-shocks-tsitsipas-in-straight-sets-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/monfils-shocks-tsitsipas-in-straight-sets-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Monfils shocks Tsitsipas in straight sets in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gael Monfils, world number 276, defeated world number 4, Stefanos Tsitsipas, at the Masters 1000 in Toronto and advanced to the 1\/8 finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Back like he never left \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gael_Monfils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Gael_Monfils<\/a> takes out the 4th seed in Toronto!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBO23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBO23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/On44PMCfF6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/On44PMCfF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1689365602870153217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One breakpoint from one chance was enough for Gael to triumph in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> set, as Stefanos had 2 chances to release a break, but the French saved them both.<\/p>\n<p>Monfils dominated in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set and converted 2 breaks from 3 chances to close the match as world number 4 Tsitsipas didn\u2019t convert any break in both sets. He had 1 opportunity in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set, but again the tennis player from France saved it.<\/p>\n<p>With that victory, Monfils tied the head-to-head matches with Tsitsipas 2-2 and got revenge from their previous clash 4 years ago in Dubai, where Stefanos eliminated him in the \u00bd finals.<\/p>\n<p>Gael will face in the next round the winner from the matchup between world number 32 &#8211; Korda, and world number 62 \u2013 Vukic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">350th hard court win! \ud83d\ude2e<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gael_Monfils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Gael_Monfils<\/a> rolls back the years and takes out Tsitsipas in Toronto!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBO23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBO23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u9L8TIvKZz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/u9L8TIvKZz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1689367084008873984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gael Monfils, world number 276, defeated world number 4, Stefanos Tsitsipas, at the Masters 1000 in Toronto and advanced to the 1\/8 finals. 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