Gael Monfils advanced to the eighth of Umag ATP tournament (Croatia) on Tuesday night. The French got rid of Mate Pavic (256th worldwide) in two sets in 1 hour 18 minutes.
After a first set hooked 7/5 in 51 minutes, the Caribbean (56th in the ATP rankings) puts an end to the meeting in a twenty minute exchange in the second round, for a win 7/5, 6/2 .
This afternoon, Monfils will crosse the racket against the Slovenian Blaz Kavic (127th worldwide) for a place in the top eight of the tournament.