French tennis star Gaël Monfils became the oldest ever player to claim an ATP Tour singles title when he won the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by Roger Federer in 2019.

Gael Monfils will compete in his 35th ATP final in Auckland. The veteran lost to Novak Djokovic in Brisbane at the beginning of the season and found himself in a tough position in the first match in Auckland.

Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988

Gael Monfils claimed his 13th ATP title in Auckland. The Frenchman played in his 35th ATP final and ousted Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 37 minutes, lifting a trophy and writing history books.

Thirty-eight-year-old Frenchman wins 13th tour title, 20 years after his first, to succeed Roger Federer as the oldest winner on ATP Tour; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Gaël Monfils becomes the oldest winner ever on the ATP Tour and dethrones Roger Federer at the same time.

At the same time, it is worth noting that – with this retirement – Monfils has become the player with the most retirements and walkovers in Open Era together with German Tommy Haas. Both are 33, ahead of Nikolay Davydenko and Philipp Kohlschreiber in this particular ranking.

Gael Monfils became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after defeating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in the final in Auckland on Saturday,

Monfils was struggling with a back injury at the start of the fourth set as Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals

French tennis star Gaël Monfils became the oldest ever player ... surpassing the previous record set by Roger Federer in 2019. The 38-year-old won the ATP 250 tournament after defeating Belgium ...

Gael Monfils breaks Roger Federer's record and becomes the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title.According to Sky Sport, the Frenchman defeated Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in the ASB Classic finals in Auckland on Saturday,

French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis.