Tien Too Good as Monfils Makes Final Grand Slam Bow at US Open
Tien, 20, controlled the match and ended Monfils’ final Grand Slam run before advancing to face Jakub Mensik.
- On Thursday, American Learner Tien defeated French veteran Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at the Open, ending the veteran's Grand Slam career.
- Monfils, who first competed as a junior in 2003, will retire at the end of the year after his final match concluded under lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Reflecting on his Canadian Open victory over Monfils in Montreal last month, Tien said the prior win "helped with the nerves" and prevented a comeback in this clash of generations.
- Following a video tribute, Monfils told the crowd, "I want to thank you all," calling New York fans his second-best audience after Paris.
- Advancing to the third round, Tien will face Czech Jakub Mensik after dictating play throughout the match against the veteran Monfils.
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New York saw the last appearance of Gaël Monfils in a Grand Slam. At age 40, the Frenchman lost in the second round against Learner Tien under constant applause from the public, recognizing the legacy of the tennis player who never won a Grand Slam, nor entered the top 5 of the ranking, but, as he said at the farewell, he always tried to give a great show when he entered the field. The season of goodbye of one of the most cherished players in th…
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Monfils falls to Tien in US Open in Grand Slam farewell
Tien, seeded 14th, defeated the French veteran 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. The Frenchman, who has said 2026 will be his last year on tour, kept Tien in his sights, but could never seize control. "It was unbelievable atmosphere, amazing energy on the court," Monfils said. "I gave my absolute all, even I think I went over, but Learner was a really tough one tonight." The unflappable Tien, a lefty skilled at moving opponents around the court and finishing with…
On the night of September 3 to 4, Gaël Monfils bowed to American Learner Tien in the second round of the US Open, making his farewell to the Grand Slam tournament. The 40-year-old French player is about to permanently hang up the racket in a few weeks to start a new career in the world of finance.
Gaël Monfils, 40, played his last Grand Slam match on Thursday evening in New York, beaten in the 2nd round of the US Open by the American Learner Tien. A few weeks before retiring as a tennis player, the French veteran spoke about his professional retraining as a “wealth manager” in Switzerland.
Gael Monfils, who has reached the semifinals of a Slam tournament twice and has provided tennis fans with great memories over the years, played the final Slam match of his career on Friday night when he had to admit his superiority to Learner Tien at the US Open.
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