Alex De Minaur and Gael Monfils will play each other in the 2nd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on Stadium 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.86
Alex De Minaur -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Gael Monfils
There is no head to head record between Alex De Minaur and Gael Monfils since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alex De Minaur
Ranked no. 18, the Australian got to the 2nd round after defeating Filip Krajinovic 0-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Krajinovic, Alex recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-4 6-4).-86) than Krajinovic. In fact, the world no. 18 won 86 points vs Krajinovic’s. That means that De Minaur was more focused during the important points. De Minaur was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, De Minaur scored 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Alex De Minaur lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (44/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (15/37) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Krajinovic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
De Minaur has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 64% of his matches (221-127). 8-7 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, De Minaur has a composed105-55 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in in Antalya where he beat Alexander Bublik in the final 2-0 ret. and in in Eastbourne where he beat Lorenzo Sonego in the final 4-6 6-4 7-6(5).
De Minaur has a composed 21-16 win-loss record in 2021, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 22, Gael reached the 2nd round after beating Dusan Lajovic 7-60 6-2.
In the 1st round, Gael had a good straight sets win against Lajovic (7-60 6-2). During the match Monfils scored 80 points vs Lajovic’s 60. The French player was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Monfils recorded 5 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 45% of his first serves in, winning 71% (24/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (18/41) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Lajovic 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Monfils has an overall 6-11 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 21 |
| Pts | 86-89 | 80-60 |
| Total Points | 175 | 140 |
| Winners | 44 | 24 |
| %Winners | 51% | 30% |
Both De Minaur and Monfils played 1 match. At the moment, Alex De Minaur surrendered 1 set while Gael Monfils hasn’t dropped a set so far. De Minaur has played 1 set more than Monfils (3 vs 2). Therefore, De Minaur played 5 games more than Monfils. Alex scored 44 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 24 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 5 |
| 1st in | 63/100 | 34/75 |
| %1st in | 63% | 45% |
| 1st pts | 44/63 | 24/34 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 15/37 | 18/41 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 44% |
De Minaur struck 8 aces . Monfils blasted 5 aces . De Minaur won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Minaur | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 6 |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 43% | 55% |
| Conceded | 9 | 14 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 56% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Alex broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Alex dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Gael broke his opponent 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Monfils conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | |||
| R1 Krajinovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 86-89 | 86-89 | |
| Total points | 175 | 175 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 63/100 | 63/100 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 44/63 | 44/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/37 | 15/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Monfils | |||
| R1 Lajovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 80-60 | 80-60 | |
| Total points | 140 | 140 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 34/75 | 34/75 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 45% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | 24/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/41 | 18/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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