His sister Ariane used to play basketball, while the youngest sibling in the family, Daphnee, is also a tennis player. That leaves Mpetshi Perricard's mother, Sylvie Perricard, as an outlier in ...

A. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard's other favourite sports include Formula 1, basketball and Football. Q. Who does Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard credit in his tennis career? - + A. Giovanni Mpetshi ...

Big-serving Mpetshi Perricard, who was 18-months-old when Monfils made his own Australian Open debut in 2005, played a full part in the contest, winning the ace count 19-18 and the winners contest ...

The showdown billed as the battle of the French generations went the old timer's way on Tuesday as 38-year-old Gael Monfils saw off 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets at the ...

The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open Credit: AP Credit: AP MELBOURNE ...

It’s only January but Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has hit a contender for shot of the year. The 6ft 8ins giant faced compatriot Gael Monfils in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

In the Australian Open Round of 128 on Monday, we have a matchup of No. 30-ranked Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard versus No. 52 Gael Monfils. In Monfils’ last action, he fell to Daniil Medvedev 3-6 ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Experience triumphed over potential as Gael Monfils edged Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(7) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 in an all-French thriller in the first round of the ...