Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils will face off in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.51
Gael Monfils -> 2.71
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Gael Monfils
This will be the 3rd time that Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Sinner and Monfils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Monfils won 6-3 7-6(8) in the 2nd round in Vienna back in 2019.
Highlights Gael Monfils vs Jannik Sinner – Vienna 24-October-2019
Jannik Sinner
Ranked no. 16, the Italian reached the 3rd round after defeating Max Purcell 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Zachary Svajda 6-3 7-62 6-76 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Jannik had a good straight sets win against Svajda (6-3 7-62 6-76 6-4). During the match, Sinner scored 156 points vs Svajda’s 141. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 69 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sinner made 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jannik Sinner lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Sinner put 56% of his first serves in, winning 78% (69/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (32/69) on the 2nd serve. Sinner broke Svajda 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Sinner has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 66% of his matches (145-76). 20-6 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Sinner has a composed47-26 record in the last 4 years on hard.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in in Melbourne where he overcame Stefano Travaglia in the final 7-6(4) 6-4 and in in Washington where he beat Mackenzie Mcdonald in the final 7-5 4-6 7-5.
The Italian has a compiled 32-16 win-loss record in 2021, 20-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2020. See his history.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 20, Gael reached the 3rd round after defeating Federico Coria 6-3 6-2 6-2 and Steve Johnson 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Gael defeated Johnson (7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Monfils scored 137 points vs Johnson’s 120. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Monfils scored 15 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Gael Monfils was quite effective on serve to win 81% (54/67) of his 1st serve and 65% (32/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Gael broke Johnson 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The French player has a composed 9-12 win-loss record in 2021, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sinner | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 67 |
| Pts | 283-246 | 224-176 |
| Total Points | 529 | 400 |
| Winners | 113 | 92 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Sinner and Monfils played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jannik Sinner dropped 2 sets, while Gael Monfils conceded 1 set. Sinner has played 1 set more than Monfils (8 vs 7). Therefore, Sinner played 14 games more than Monfils. Jannik scored 113 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Gael made 92 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sinner | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 11.5 |
| 1st in | 146/265 | 108/185 |
| %1st in | 55% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 113/146 | 92/108 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 62/119 | 46/77 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 60% |
Sinner bagged 20 aces (10 per match). Monfils struck 23 aces (11.5 per match). Sinner won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 85% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sinner | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 10 |
| Converted | 11/32 | 10/27 |
| % Converted | 34% | 37% |
| Conceded | 17 | 8 |
| Saved | 12 | 5 |
| % Saved | 71% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
The Italian broke his opponents 11 times with a 34% conversion rate. Sinner conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Gael broke his opponents 10 times with a 37% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sinner | ||||
| R1 Purcell |
R2 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 | 6-3 7-62 6-76 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 45 | 81 | |
| pts | 127-105 | 156-141 | 283-246 | |
| Total points | 232 | 297 | 529 | |
| Winners | 44 | 69 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 44% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 58/108 | 88/157 | 146/265 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 44/58 | 69/88 | 113/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/50 | 32/69 | 62/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 46% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/18 | 5/14 | 11/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 36% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 7/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 70% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Monfils | ||||
| R1 Coria |
R2 Johnson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 42 | 67 | |
| pts | 87-56 | 137-120 | 224-176 | |
| Total points | 143 | 257 | 400 | |
| Winners | 38 | 54 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 15 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 41/69 | 67/116 | 108/185 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 38/41 | 54/67 | 92/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 81% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 32/49 | 46/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 65% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/15 | 10/27 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 27% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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