Monfils Captures Third Montpellier Crown

Gael Monfils equalled Richard Gasquet’s record of three Open Sud de France titles on Sunday, beating Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday.

The World No. 9 saved all four break points he faced to become the eighth French champion in 10 editions of the ATP 250 event. Alongside three-time winners Monfils and Gasquet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2019) and Lucas Pouille (2018) have also delighted home crowds with a title run in Montpellier.

Monfils improves to 19-4 at the event after winning his third title in four final appearances. The 33-year-old also extends his unbeaten ATP Head2Head record against Pospisil to six matches.

Pospisil was aiming to lift his first ATP Tour trophy in his second final. The 29-year-old defeated second seed David Goffin in three sets to reach the championship match.

Monfils will now attempt to successfully defend his ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament title in Rotterdam. The 33-year-old beat Daniil Medvedev and Stan Wawrinka in back-to-back matches to lift the trophy last year.

Monfils earns 250 FedEx ATP Ranking points and €89,435 for lifting the trophy. Pospisil collects 150 ATP Ranking points and €47,105.