Jack Draper had to deal with the boos of a partisan crowd as he eventually subdued the mercurial Gael Monfils, one of tennis’s great entertainers, in a brilliant yet baffling encounter on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Jack Draper shone under the night sky in Paris as he battled past local favourite Gael Monfils to reach the third round of the French Open. Draper, the British number one, survived being tied up in knots at times by the tricky veteran and emerged with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory on Court Phillippe-Chatrier.

Gael Monfils was beaten in four sets by Brit Jack Draper on Thursday night, with his wife Elina Svitolina still in the French Open and in action on Friday

Gael Monfils defied the odds and put on a show in his home country at the French Open late on Tuesday night. Monfils, the oldest male player on tour at age 38, survived and pummeled through his first-round match against Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien to win 4–6,

Gael Monfils continues to amaze the crowd in Roland Garros 2025. France's favorite attempts to survive in an incredible fourth set against Britain's Jack Draper to force a fifth.

Gael Monfils issued an interesting statement following his big French Open first-round comeback win as the Frenchman claimed that he knew he would come back and win after making one particular shot.