Gael Monfils and Steve Johnson will play each other in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium. 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 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Gael Monfils is the pick to win this match.
Gael Monfils -> 1.51
Steve Johnson -> 2.63

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Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Steve Johnson

This will be the 4th time that Gael Monfils and Steve Johnson fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Monfils won 7-5 5-7 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Stuttgart back in 2019.

Gael Monfils

Ranked no. 20, Gael got to the 2nd round after beating Federico Coria 6-3 6-2 6-2.

In the 1st round, Monfils had a good straight sets win against Coria (6-3 6-2 6-2). During the match, Monfils scored 87 points vs Coria’s 56. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about the service games, Monfils fired 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 59% of his first serves in, winning 93% (38/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Monfils broke Coria 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).

Monfils has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (286-154). 5-5 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Monfils has an aggregate 121-57 record in the last years on hard.

Monfils has a compiled 8-12 win-loss record in 2021, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2016. See his history.

U.S. Open
Monfils's Record

Steve Johnson

Ranked no. 87, Johnson reached the 2nd round after beating Maximilian Marterer 5-7 7-68 7-68 6-3.

In the 1st round against Marterer, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-68 7-68 6-3). During the match Johnson scored 151 points vs Marterer’s 138. Johnson was very aggressive to blast 68 winners.

Talking about serving, Johnson buried his opponent with 26 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Steve Johnson was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (68/82) of his 1st serve and 66% (33/50) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Johnson broke Marterer twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).

The American has an aggregate 11-13 win-loss record in 2021, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2012. See his history.

U.S. Open
Johnson's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

G.Monfils
S.Johnson
1h:34
1h:34
Time on court​
!
3h:05
3h:05
1h:34
1h:34
Last match​
!
3h:05
3h:05
1
1
Match played
1
1
25
25
Games Played​
47
47
3
3
Set played​​
4
4
87
87
Total points​
151
151
87
87
Avg point​
151
151
38
38
Winners
68
68
38
38
Avg Winners​
68
68
44%
44%
Ratio winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
26
26
8
8
Avg Aces
!
26
26
3
3
Double Faults
7
7
3
3
Avg Double Faults
!
7
7
38/41
38/41
1st won total​
68/82
68/82
!
93%
93%
1st won %
!
83%
83%
14/28
14/28
2nd won total​
33/50
33/50
50%
50%
2nd won %
!
66%
66%
-- Break Points --
6/12
6/12
BP won
2/11
2/11
6/12
6/12
Avg BP won
2/11
2/11
50%
50%
Won
!
18%
18%
2
2
Conceded
1
1
2
2
Avg Conceded
1
1
1
1
Broken
1
1
1
1
Avg Broken
1
1
1
1
Saved
0
0
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Monfils Johnson
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 4
Tot Games 25 47
Pts 87-56 151-138
Total Points 143 289
Winners 38 68
%Winners 44% 45%

Both Monfils and Johnson played 1 match. At the moment, Steve Johnson surrendered 1 set while Gael Monfils hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Monfils has played 1 set(s) less than Johnson (3 vs 4). Therefore, Monfils played 22 games less than Johnson. The French player scored 38 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Johnson fired 68 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve Monfils Johnson
Aces 8 26
Avg per match 8 26
1st in 41/69 82/132
%1st in 59% 62%
1st pts 38/41 68/82
%1st pts 93% 83%
2nd pts 14/28 33/50
%2nd pts 50% 66%

Monfils recorded 8 aces . Johnson struck 26 aces . Monfils won 93% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Johnson won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Monfils Johnson
Won 6 2
Converted 6/12 2/11
% Converted 50% 18%
Conceded 2 1
Saved 1 0
% Saved 50% 0%
Times Broken 1 1

Monfils broke his opponent 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Monfils surrendered his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponent twice with a 18% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.

Monfils
R1
Coria		 Total
Score 6-3 6-2 6-2
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 25 25
pts 87-56 87-56
Total points 143 143
Winners 38 38
%Winners 44% 44%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 3 3
1st in 41/69 41/69
% 1st in 59% 59%
1st pts 38/41 38/41
% 1st pts 93% 93%
2nd pts 14/28 14/28
% 2nd pts 50% 50%
Breaks
Won 6 6
Converted 6/12 6/12
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 2 2
Saved 1/2 1
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 1 1
Johnson
R1
Marterer		 Total
Score 5-7 7-68 7-68 6-3
Tot Set 4 4
Tot Games 47 47
pts 151-138 151-138
Total points 289 289
Winners 68 68
%Winners 45% 45%
SERVE
Aces 26 26
Double Faults 7 7
1st in 82/132 82/132
% 1st in 62% 62%
1st pts 68/82 68/82
% 1st pts 83% 83%
2nd pts 33/50 33/50
% 2nd pts 66% 66%
Breaks
Won 2 2
Converted 2/11 2/11
Converted % 18% 18%
Conceded 1 1
Saved 0/1 0
Saved % 0% 0%
Times Broken 1 1

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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