Machac into Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes semi-finals as unbeaten run continues
Machac defeated Gael Monfils by three quarters to one
Gaël Monfils and Tomas Machac, UTS Nîmes 2025 | © Tennis Majors / UTS
Tomas “The Air Machete” Machac secured his place in the semi-finals of Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes 2025 as he beat Gael “La Monf” Monfils by three quarters to one, 16-10, 8-19, 19-7, 18-10, and continued his unblemished record in the UTS format.
Machac, who won UTS Guadalajara last time out in his tour debut, made an excellent start, despite Monfils saving two quarter points.
And the Frenchman came out fighting in the second quarter, using the underarm serve in successive points to bamboozle his opponent.
The Air Machete was fired up and flying in the third quarter, taking it 19-7 despite Monfils’ attempted tweener on quarter point.
And he sealed his place in a second consecutive UTS semi-final – continuing his undefeated run in the format.
Machac : “it feels good”
“Honestly, it feels good,” Machac said of the UTS format. “The format is nice. It’s a little bit different than usual. So I always like challenges and [I’m] enjoying to play UTS.”
He will face Alex “The Demon” de Minaur on Saturday – and the Australian is also enjoying a winning streak in the UTS format having won last time out at the London Grand Final in 2024.
“I don’t have any tactic,” Machac said of the prospect of the semi-final.
“He’s playing really good. He has good season this year, so really looking forward to [playing] against him tomorrow here.”
Monfils: “He was much better than me”
“It was not the the best one for me,” reflected Monfils afterwards. “He was a much better player than me. As you can see, the adaptation of him was better. I think he had way more time than me on clay court. So credit to him. He played well. So I need to have a little bit more time on clay court.
“He’s a great player, won a lot of matches…he has a very physical game. Loves playing from the back. He’s not doing many mistakes and has an incredible defense. So, of course, a format like that with one serve will suit his game percentage.”
