Gael Monfils got through to the quarter finals at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after beating Borna Coric 6-3 5-7 6-2.
Monfils, quarter finalist at this year’s Australian Open, broke serve in the fourth game of the first set to win a one-sided first set 6-4. Monfils got an early break in the first game of the second set and saved the first break points in the next game. Coric broke back in the sixth game. At 4-4 Monfils broke serve again and served for the match at 5-4 but was broken back after a series of unforced errors. Coric reeled off three games in a row from 4-5 to clinch the second set 7-5 after a spectacular 30-shot rally and forced the match to the decider.
Monfils got a double break in the third set to close out the third set 6-2. In the quarter finals Monfils will face the winner of the match between Gilles Simon and 18-year-old Greman Alexander Zverev.
Monfils achieved his best result in Rotterdam in 2009 when he qualified for the semifinals.
“It was a tough match. Coric is a real fighter. I feel that I am getting stronger at that gives me a lot of confidence for the next matches”, said Monfils.
