Gael Monfils and Steve Johnson will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Mercedes Cup for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3.30 pm on Centre.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 16, Monfils will start his run in Stuttgart trying to win his 9th career title after conquering his last title in Rotterdam in February 2019.
Gael has a 21-7 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
His best result of the year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-3 1-6 6-2.
Last year in Stuttgart
The French Player didn’t compete in Stuttgart in 2018.
Steve Johnson
Ranked no. 78, Johnson will start his run in Stuttgart with the aspiration to win his 5th title after conquering his last in Newport back in 2018.
The American has a 6-12 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Last year in Stuttgart
Steve didn’t compete in Stuttgart in 2018.
Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Steve Johnson
This will be the 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Steve Johnson clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Monfils won 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Vienna back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gael Monfils who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gael Monfils is the pick to win this match.
Gael Monfils -> 1.40
Steve Johnson -> 2.75
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