Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet will square off in the quarter of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 18th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gael Monfils is the pick to win this match.
Gael Monfils -> 1.20
Richard Gasquet -> 4.50
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Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Richard Gasquet
This will be the 18th time that Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet face off. The head to head is 10-7 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Monfils won 7-66 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in at the Wimbledon back in 2018.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 9, Monfils got to the 1st round after beating Marton Fucsovics 6-4 7-5 and Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The French Player had a good straight sets win against Uchiyama (6-1 6-2). During the match Monfils scored 61 points vs Uchiyama’s 37. Monfils was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Monfils blasted 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Gael Monfils was extremely effective on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French Player broke Uchiyama 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French Player hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Monfils has a a superlative record in the last 10 years having won 70% of his matches (698-306). 6-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Monfils has a 308-153 record in the last 10 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Montpellier where he defeated Vasek Pospisil in the final 7-5 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-4.
The French Player has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
Gael didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019.
Richard Gasquet
Ranked no. 56, Gasquet reached the 1st round after defeating Lloyd Harris 7-65 6-4 and Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The French Player had a good straight sets win against Paire (6-4 6-4). During the match Gasquet scored 72 points vs Paire’s 58. Gasquet was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Gasquet blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Richard Gasquet lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Gasquet put 61% of his first serves in, winning 60% (26/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The French Player broke Paire 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gasquet hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Gasquet has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (514-329). 2-0 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gasquet has a 316-174 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Richard has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
Richard didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Monfils | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 43 |
| Pts | 153-118 | 140-116 |
| Total Points | 271 | 256 |
| Winners | 52 | 57 |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% |
Both Monfils and Gasquet played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Monfils and Gasquet have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Monfils played 6 games less than Gasquet. The French Player scored 52 winners (34% on total points). On the other side, The French Player blasted 57 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Monfils | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 79/121 | 79/131 |
| %1st in | 65% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 52/79 | 57/79 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 26/42 | 32/52 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 62% |
Monfils blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Gasquet blasted 6 aces (3 per match). Monfils won 66% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Gasquet won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Monfils | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 8/13 |
| % Converted | 41% | 62% |
| Conceded | 9 | 15 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 67% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Monfils broke his opponents 9 times with 41% conversion rate. Monfils conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The French Player broke his opponents 8 times with 62% conversion rate. Gasquet conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Monfils | ||||
| R1 Fucsovics |
R2 Uchiyama |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 37 | |
| pts | 92-81 | 61-37 | 153-118 | |
| Total points | 173 | 98 | 271 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 43% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 36/50 | 79/121 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 72% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 26/43 | 26/36 | 52/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 72% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 8/14 | 26/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 57% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 5/7 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 71% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 83% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 50 | |
| Gasquet | ||||
| R1 Lloyd |
R2 Paire |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 43 | |
| pts | 68-58 | 72-58 | 140-116 | |
| Total points | 126 | 130 | 256 | |
| Winners | 31 | 26 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/60 | 43/71 | 79/131 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/36 | 26/43 | 57/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 60% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/24 | 15/28 | 32/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 54% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 6/9 | 8/13 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 10/14 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 71% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 150 | |
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