Tennis-Rejuvenated Monfils marches into Australian Open quarter-finals

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2022 France's Gael Monfils in action during his fourth round match against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic REUTERS/Morgan Sette

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Gael Monfils's blistering start to the season continued on Sunday as he eased past Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach his second Australian Open quarter-finals.

With wife and top women's player Elina Svitolina beaming in the crowd, the flamboyant Frenchman lit up the Margaret Court Arena with sparkling shot-making to reach the last eight at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2016.