FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2018 France's Corentin Moutet during his second round match against Belgium's David Goffin REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - Corentin Moutet became the youngest French man since Gael Monfils in 2006 to reach the third round at Roland Garros on Wednesday just as old stagers Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet exited the tournament.
The 20-year-old Moutet, who has recently trained with Roger Federer and spent time at Rafa Nadal's academy, pulled off an unlikely 6-3 6-1 2-6 7-5 victory over Argentine Guido Pella, the 19th seed who has won more claycourt matches than anyone else in 2019.
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