Gael Monfils is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Monfils has defeated Yen-Hsun Lu 6-1 6-4 6-2, Ivo Karlovic 4-6 7-68 6-4 7-5 and Ernests Gulbis 7-62 6-4 6-3 to reach the 4th round where he will face Dominic Thiem.
Gael is currently ranked no. 10. However, if Gael Monfils wins the title, he is projected to go up 3 places to be ranked world no.7 after this event.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Gael Monfils’s projected draw and the plausible opponents at the Australian Open. Gael has an overall losing record (3-36) with the probable opposition.
R4 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-0 for Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem has a 4-2 record in 2020, 4-2 on hard. As for the previous 5 years, Thiem has a 95-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Austrian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Last year at the Australian Open Thiem got to the 2nd round in 2019 in Australian-Open before retiring against Alexei Popyrin when he was 7-5 6-4 2-0 ret..
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Dominic Thiem
This contest would be 6th time that Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem clash against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
1/4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 14-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard. In the course of the last 5 years, the Spaniard has a 404-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Nadal won 9 of his last 10 matches.
Last year at the Australian Open Rafael had to surrender to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Rafael Nadal
This match would represent the 17th time that Gael Monfils and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 14-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-2 on hard .
Alternatively, Gael Monfils may face Nick Kyrgios. Their H2H is 1-1.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Daniil Medvedev has a 7-1 record in 2020, 7-1 on hard. In the last 5 years, the Russian has a 103-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 7 of his last 10 matches.
The Russian’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
Last year at the Australian Open Daniil capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the 4th round 6-4 6-75 6-2 6-3.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Monfils and Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .
Alternatively, Gael Monfils may face Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 3-0 for Gael Monfils.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-0 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 10-0 record in 2020, 10-0 on hard. During the previous 5 years, Djokovic has a 457-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current season was managing to win the ATP Cup after he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic conquered the event Last year in Australian-Open after beating Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3.
H2H Gael Monfils vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 17th time that Gael Monfils and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 16-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 11-0 on hard .
Alternatively, Gael Monfils may face Roger Federer. Their H2H is 10-4 for Roger Federer.
