http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpautlead]Reluctant Monfils stays alive in race to London (AFP)[/URL]



AFP - Frenchman Gael Monfils kept hopes for a place in next month's season-ending championships alive Wednesday beginning his campaign at the Austria Tennis Trophy with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.