CINCINNATI DRAW. Gael Monfils’s prediction with Hijikata next. H2H and rankings

Cincinnati draw - Gael Monfils. See the draw preview and prediction with Rinky Hijikata, Luciano Darderi, Jakub Mensik, Novak Djokovic, Alex De Minaur, Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Cincinnati Open.

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Gael Monfils is about to start his bid in the draw in Cincinnati.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Gael Monfils’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents in Cincinnati Open. Monfils has a unfavourable record (7-25) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Rinky Hijikata (93) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Luciano Darderi (22) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Jakub Mensik (17) – H2H 0-1
or Mattia Bellucci (80) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 1-20
or Matteo Arnaldi (35) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Alex De Minaur (7) – H2H 2-0
or Jiri Lehecka (12) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 3-1
or Flavio Cobolli (8) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) – H2H 1-2
or Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 2-3
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R1 – Rinky Hijikata’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 26win/loss in 2026

Rank
85
High
62
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 32-26 19-14 6-8 0-0 7-4 0-0
2025 34-33 20-17 4-7 6-5 4-4 0-0
2024 36-33 29-21 1-6 1-1 5-5 0-0
2023 46-34 37-23 0-3 0-2 9-6 0-0
2022 53-29 37-19 2-2 10-6 4-2 0-0
2021 41-13 31-9 9-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 22-17 14-8 7-7 0-0 1-2 0-0

Rinky Hijikata has a 28-23 record in 2026, 15-11 on hard. During the previous 10 years, the Australian has a 185-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hijikata will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Australian didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Rinky Hijikata

There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Rinky Hijikata since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R2 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Luciano Darderi

34 - 22win/loss in 2026

Rank
22
High
16
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 34-22 11-9 22-11 0-0 1-2 0-0
2025 38-30 6-11 30-11 0-4 2-4 0-0
2024 38-31 1-9 34-15 1-4 2-3 0-0
2023 48-31 3-3 45-27 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 37-25 0-1 37-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 48-19 20-6 27-12 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 4-7 0-0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 5-3 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Luciano Darderi has a 30-19 record in 2026, 7-6 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, Luciano has a 37-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current season was winning the title in Santiago where he overcame Yannick Hanfmann in the final 7-6(6) 7-5.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Darderi got to the 2nd round in 2025 in Cincinnati before retiring against Francisco Comesana when he was 6-4 3-1 ret..

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Luciano Darderi

This match would represent the 2nd time that Gael Monfils and Luciano Darderi clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Darderi (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Jakub Mensik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jakub Mensik

32 - 17win/loss in 2026

Rank
15
High
12
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 32-17 23-10 8-4 0-1 1-2 0-0
2025 36-22 22-12 6-5 4-2 4-3 0-0
2024 41-27 26-12 6-4 7-6 2-5 0-0
2023 37-23 10-6 17-11 10-6 0-0 0-0
2022 37-16 18-4 17-10 0-1 0-0 2-1
2021 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Jakub Mensik has a 28-14 record in 2026, 19-8 on hard. In the course of the previous 6 years, Mensik has a 95-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mensik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Auckland where he overcame Sebastian Baez in the final 6-3 7-6(7).

Last year in Cincinnati Open Mensik got to the 3rd round in 2025 in Cincinnati before retiring against Luca Nardi when he was 6-2 2-1 ret..

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Jakub Mensik

This would be the 2nd time that Gael Monfils and Jakub Mensik face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mensik (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Gael Monfils may compete against Mattia Bellucci. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 20-1 for Novak Djokovic

14 - 7win/loss in 2026

Rank
12
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 14-7 7-4 2-2 0-0 5-1 0-0
2025 39-11 21-7 9-3 4-0 5-1 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 14-5 win-loss record in 2026, 7-2 on hard. Talking about the last 23 years, Novak has a 569-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Djokovic’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Serbian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 22nd time that Gael Monfils and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 20-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 14-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Gael Monfils may come up against Matteo Arnaldi. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Gael Monfils

33 - 18win/loss in 2026

Rank
9
High
5
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 33-18 13-9 7-6 5-0 8-3 0-0
2025 56-24 30-11 10-5 13-6 3-2 0-0
2024 47-21 19-6 10-5 11-9 7-1 0-0
2023 46-26 26-12 4-5 10-6 6-3 0-0
2022 47-25 19-10 9-6 12-5 7-4 0-0
2021 25-25 10-10 4-5 3-7 8-3 0-0
2020 13-10 6-5 0-2 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 41-20 25-10 1-4 13-3 2-3 0-0

Alex De Minaur has a 30-16 record in 2026, 10-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, the Australian has a 211-104 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Rotterdam where he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Australian surrendered to Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round 7-6(6) 6-4.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Alex De Minaur

This contest would be 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Alex De Minaur clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Gael Monfils could come up against Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head is 1-1.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Gael Monfils

53 - 13win/loss in 2026

Rank
2
High
2
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 53-13 24-7 20-4 0-0 9-2 0-0
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 44-12 win-loss record in 2026, 15-6 on hard. As for the previous 14 years, Alexander has a 241-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the year was winning the title at the French Open where he overcame Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Alexander surrendered to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal 6-4 6-3.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 5th time that Gael Monfils and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Gael Monfils could compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.

Final – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Felix Auger-Aliassime

34 - 16win/loss in 2026

Rank
5
High
4
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 34-16 11-7 8-5 8-1 7-3 0-0
2025 50-25 24-10 3-6 17-5 6-4 0-0
2024 32-25 6-10 17-8 9-5 0-2 0-0
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 30-14 win-loss record in 2026, 7-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Auger-Aliassime has a 138-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Felix will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Montpellier where he overcame Adrian Mannarino in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Cincinnati Open Felix surrendered to Jannik Sinner in the quarter 6-0 6-2.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

This would be the 4th time that Gael Monfils and Felix Auger-Aliassime face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Gael Monfils may play Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev.