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Gael Monfils turned forty years old and decided the best gift he could give himself was a Grand Slam victory at the US Open, becoming the oldest man to win a match at Flushing Meadows in thirty-four years. The Frenchman has always played with pure joy, and Tuesday night was no different — a milestone birthday, an unforgettable win, and a packed crowd along for every second of it.
Across the court at the same tournament, Alexandra Eala is bringing something the US Open hasn't quite seen before — a fan section that sounds closer to a concert crowd than a tennis audience. The Filipino star dispatched Mary Stoiana in the first round and says the noise, the energy, the sheer electricity her supporters bring night after night simply never gets old. Hard to argue with that.
Shifting to the gridiron, Christian McCaffrey is back on the practice field for San Francisco, which is the kind of news that makes an entire franchise exhale. Meanwhile in Chicago, Bears GM Ryan Poles remains noncommittal on cornerback Kyler Gordon's availability, and New England's TreVeyon Henderson continues rehabbing as rosters tighten with the regular season closing in fast.
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