Gael Monfils and Filip Krajinovic will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Open Sud de France for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on COURT PATRICE DOMINGUEZ. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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 -> 1.61
Filip Krajinovic -> 2.30
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Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Filip Krajinovic
This will be the 2nd time that Gael Monfils and Filip Krajinovic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Monfils won 3-6 6-2 7-64 in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2015.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 9, Gael reached the 2nd round after defeating Adrian Mannarino 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Norbert Gombos 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The French Player had a good straight sets win against Gombos (6-3 6-4). During the match Monfils scored 66 points vs Gombos’s 54. The French Player was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Monfils blasted 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 74% of his first serves in, winning 73% (38/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. The French Player broke Gombos 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gael has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Monfils has a a remarkable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 70% of his matches (377-161). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Monfils has a 298-153 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Gael has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Montpellier
Gael didn’t play in Montpellier in 2019.
Filip Krajinovic
Ranked no. 44, Krajinovic reached the 2nd round after beating Enzo Couacaud 6-4 6-4, Mikael Ymer 6-1 6-1 and Gregoire Barrere 6-2 7-5.
In the quarter, Filip had a good straight sets win against Barrere (6-2 7-5). During the match Krajinovic scored 72 points vs Barrere’s 54. Krajinovic was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Krajinovic blasted 5 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Filip Krajinovic was extremely effective on serve to win 80% (33/41) of his 1st serve and 67% (8/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Filip broke Barrere 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Krajinovic hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Krajinovic has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (399-224). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Krajinovic has a 272-150 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Krajinovic has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Montpellier
Krajinovic lost in the quarter 7-63 6-75 7-5 to Tomas Berdych.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Monfils | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 54 |
| Pts | 159-133 | 216-159 |
| Total Points | 292 | 375 |
| Winners | 76 | 87 |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% |
Monfils played 2 matches while Krajinovic competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Gael Monfils dropped 1 set while Filip Krajinovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Monfils has played 1 sets less than Krajinovic (5 vs 6). Therefore, Monfils played 8 games less than Krajinovic. The French Player scored 76 winners (48% on total points). On the other side, Krajinovic blasted 87 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Monfils | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 105/156 | 117/164 |
| %1st in | 67% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 76/105 | 87/117 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 25/51 | 25/47 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 53% |
Monfils blasted 15 aces (7.5 per match). Krajinovic blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Monfils won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Krajinovic won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Monfils | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 13 |
| Converted | 8/19 | 13/28 |
| % Converted | 42% | 46% |
| Conceded | 10 | 13 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 60% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The French Player broke his opponents 8 times with 42% conversion rate. Gael conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Krajinovic broke his opponents 13 times with 46% conversion rate. Krajinovic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Monfils | ||||
| R2 Mannarino |
1/4 Gombos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 | 46 | |
| pts | 93-79 | 66-54 | 159-133 | |
| Total points | 172 | 120 | 292 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 58% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 53/86 | 52/70 | 105/156 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 74% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 38/53 | 38/52 | 76/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 8/18 | 25/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 44% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 3/5 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 60% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 5/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 83% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 100 | |
| Krajinovic | |||||
| R1 Couacaud |
R2 Ymer |
1/4 Barrere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 14 | 20 | 54 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 72-43 | 72-54 | 216-159 | |
| Total points | 134 | 115 | 126 | 375 | |
| Winners | 31 | 23 | 33 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 32% | 46% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 43/65 | 33/46 | 41/53 | 117/164 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 72% | 77% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 23/33 | 33/41 | 87/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 70% | 80% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 7/13 | 8/12 | 25/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 67% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/15 | 3/7 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 40% | 43% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 100% | 124% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLLWW Tennis Scores in Montpellier
- David GoffinGoffin – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-1 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (1-0) – See H2H details
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – David GoffinGoffin (0-1) – See H2H details
