AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Gael Monfils became the second-oldest player in more than 30 years to reach the final of an ATP Tour event after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Gael Monfils became the second oldest player since 1990 to reach a final on the men's elite tennis tour after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Gael Monfils became the second oldest player since 1990 to reach a final on the men's elite tennis tour after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy, 7-6 (5), 6-4 ...

Basavareddy made it to the Auckland main draw yet again via qualifiers. The young American has had a tremendous run so far, defeating Francisco Comesana, second-seed Alejandro Tabilo and eighth ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Former world number six Gael Monfils clinched a 7-6(5) 6-4 win over Nishesh Basavareddy in the Auckland Classic semi-finals on Friday to become the second-oldest player to reach ...

That’ll be really cool,” said Basavareddy. “One of the biggest tournaments in the world, so excited for that.” Meanwhile, Monfils will look for one more improbable chapter in Auckland ...

In the buildup to the Australian Open, Basavareddy advanced to the semifinals of the Auckland 250, before losing to French veteran Gael Monfils. Basavareddy and fellow Carmel grad Rajeev Ram met ...

Moments after Nishesh Basavareddy reached his first ATP semifinal at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, the American teenager named Novak Djokovic as his favourite player and said he had modelled his ...