PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Monfils, Mensik, Khachanov and Popyrin to play on CENTRE COURT on Friday – Qatar ExxonMobil Open

DOHA ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Gael Monfils, Jakub Mensik, Karen Khachanov and Alexei Popyrin will play on Friday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Gael Monfils, Jakub Mensik, Karen Khachanov and Alexei Popyrin are the semifinalists that are going to play on Friday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on CENTRE COURT.

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Gael Monfils vs. Jakub Mensik Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Gael Monfils vs. Jakub Mensik

Head to head 0-0

Gael Monfils will fight against Jakub Mensik in the semifinal for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Gael Monfils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 68, the French player reached the semifinal after beating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 7-69, Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 7-5 7-62 and Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-4.

Monfils has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Doha The French player didn’t play in Doha in 2023. Monfils conquered the title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open once in 2018 when he defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3.

Jakub Mensik: ranking and results

Ranked no. 116 (career high), Mensik reached the semifinal after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-63 6-4, Andy Murray 7-66 6-73 7-64 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-66.

The Czech has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2024, 13-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Mensik’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Canberra Challenger.

Last year in Doha Mensik didn’t play in Doha in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Jakub Mensik since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gael Monfils who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Gael Monfils is the pick to win this match.
Gael Monfils -> 1.727
Jakub Mensik -> 2.12

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Karen Khachanov vs. Alexei Popyrin Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Karen Khachanov vs. Alexei Popyrin

Head to head 2-1 for Khachanov

Karen Khachanov will take on Alexei Popyrin in the semifinal for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Karen got to the semifinal after beating Fabian Marozsan 6-4 7-5 and Emil Ruusuvuori 3-0 ret..

The Russian has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Khachanov’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Marseille.

Last year in Doha Khachanov didn’t compete in Doha in 2023.

Alexei Popyrin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 46, Alexei reached the semifinal after defeating Abedallah Shelbayh 3-6 6-3 6-4, Hugo Grenier 7-63 6-78 6-1 and Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-4.

Alexei has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Doha Popyrin didn’t play in Doha in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Alexei Popyrin square off. Their current record is 2-1 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time they played each other, Popyrin won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.38
Alexei Popyrin -> 3.05

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