
Leading two sets to one but already down a break in the fourth, Gael Monfils decided he needed to catch his breath. The 23rd-seeded Frenchman advanced to the fourth round at the French Open by beating Fabio Fognini 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 in a match that had a combined 137 unforced errors and one penalty point. Somehow I was starting to struggle a little bit, not cramping, but I feel really tired,'' Monfils said of his fourth-set tactics.
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