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Gael Monfils survives hard fought quarterfinal in Doha

By Harry Floyd

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 31: Gael Monfils of France serves against Donald Young of the United States during their second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 31: Gael Monfils of France serves against Donald Young of the United States during their second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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Gael Monfils eases through the first set in his quarterfinals match in Doha. He then survives a hard fought second set to meet Dominic Thiem in the semis.

Gael Monfils meets top seeded Dominic Thiem for a semifinals match at the Qatar Open in Doha. Thiem is the last remaining seeded player in the tournament.

The French tennis veteran, however, will make the road to the finals difficult for the top seed. Monfils survives his quarterfinals meeting with Peter Gojowczyk of Germany. Monfils earns a hard fought  6-3, 7-6 victory over the German tennis player.

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Looking at their career head-to-head, Thiem is undefeated against Monfils. The French tennis veteran has not fared well against the younger Austrian. Monfils will, however, look to continue on in Doha this week.

Gael Monfils is a former world No. 6 on the ATP World Tour.

The two tennis stars meet for their semifinals match tomorrow at the Qatar Open. Thiem is the current world No. 5 in men’s singles tennis. His strong 2017 ATP World Tour has set him up to make an impact early in 2018. Monfils is the current world No. 46 but cannot be counted out.

The 31-year-old Monfils is a fan favorite who displays fantastic athletic abilities on the court. While Thiem is 3-0 against him in their singles matches, two of those three matches have gone to three sets. Anything can happen at the semifinals in Doha. If either player can earn the title at the Qatar Open, they ought to be considered a top contender at the upcoming Australian Open. Both Thiem and Monfils remain in search of their first career Grand Slam singles titles.

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Elsewhere in Doha, rising Russian star Andrey Rublev is into the semifinals. He faces Argentina’s Guido Pella tomorrow for their matchup. Rublev is fresh off of strong 2017 ATP World Tour where he even earned his first career ATP singles title. The young Russian is the current world No. 39 in men’s singles tennis. Stay tuned to see how Gael Monfils fares in the semifinals at the 2018 Qatar Open. Check back to see how all of the action goes down in Doha and how the early ATP World Tour shapes up heading into the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

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