Learner Tien and Gael Monfils will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the National Bank Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.27
Gael Monfils -> 3.74
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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Gael Monfils
There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Gael Monfils since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Learner Tien
21 - 13win/loss
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WLWWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30-16 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 43-26 | 26-13 | 3-7 | 10-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 63-14 | 53-8 | 0-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-10 | 20-10 | 0-0 | 10-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 12-11 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 19, Tien will start his run in Toronto after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Mannarino in the 1st round on the 28th of July.
Tien has a composed 21-13 win-loss record in 2026, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Geneva where he beat Mariano Navone in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5.
Talking about his overall career, Learner has an overall 169-74 record. He has a positive 117-42 record on hard.
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2025. See his history.
Gael Monfils
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 18-15 | 14-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-21 | 15-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-15 | 8-8 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-7 | 13-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 347, Monfils reached the 2nd round after beating Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Majchrzak (6-4 6-4). During the match Monfils scored 74 points vs Majchrzak’s 65. Gael was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Monfils recorded 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 45% of his first serves in, winning 84% (26/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (16/38) on the 2nd serve. Monfils broke Majchrzak 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Monfils has a composed 4-7 win-loss record in 2026, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2016. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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