Gael Monfils is starting his campaign in Paris.
Gael is currently ranked no. 13. However, if Gael Monfils wins the title, he is projected to go up 6 places to be the new world no.7 and definitely qualify for the ATP Finals in London.
Projected path
This is Gael Monfils’s projected path and the plausible opponents at the BNP Paribas Masters. The French Player has an overall losing record 5-30 with the projected opponents.
R1 – Bye
R2 – Benoit Paire’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Benoit Paire
Gael’s first match in Paris will be with his dear friend and also home favorite, Benoit Paire. Benoit has a 42-31 win-loss record in 2019, 7-6 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 5 years, Benoit has a 85-66 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Paire won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was managing to win the competition in Marrakech where he defeated Pablo Andujar in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Lyon where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Paris Benoit lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 to Marton Fucsovics.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Benoit Paire
This would be the 2nd time that Gael Monfils and Benoit Paire square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Paire (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
R3 – Radu Albot’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Radu Albot has a 35-25 record in 2019, 7-4 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 5 years, Albot has a 45-47 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Moldovan won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Delray Beach where he defeated Daniel Evans in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(7).
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Radu Albot
There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Radu Albot since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Gael Monfils
Alexander Zverev has a 39-21 record in 2019, 1-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the previous 5 years, the German has a 43-27 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the year was managing to win the competition in Geneva where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(8).
Last year in Paris Alexander lost in the quarter 6-1 6-2 to Karen Khachanov.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 4th time that Gael Monfils and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
1/2 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 14-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 47-6 record in 2019, but he has not played so far on indoor hard courts. Nadal will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current season was managing to win the tournament in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1, in Paris where he defeated Dominic Thiem in the final 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1, in Montreal where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-0, and in New York where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Rafael Nadal
This would be the 17th time that Gael Monfils and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 14-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 15-0 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 48-9 win-loss record in 2019, but he has not played so far on indoor hard courts. Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in Melbourne where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3, in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in London where he beat Roger Federer in the final 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3), and in Tokyo where he defeated John Millman in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Paris The Serbian lost in the final 7-5 6-4 to Karen Khachanov.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 16th time that Gael Monfils and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 15-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on indoor hard courts.
