Pablo Carreno-Busta and Gael Monfils will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Moselle Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pablo Carreno-Busta who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pablo Carreno-Busta is the pick to win this match.
Pablo Carreno-Busta -> 1.79
Gael Monfils -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Gael Monfils
This will be the 6th time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Gael Monfils play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), but Carreno-Busta has a winning record of 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Carreno-Busta won 6-1 2-0 ret. in the 1st round in Vienna back in 2020.
Highlights Pablo Carreno-Busta vs Gael Monfils – Vienna 26-October-2020
Pablo Carreno-Busta
Ranked no. 16, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Mikael Ymer 7-5 6-2 and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The Spaniard defeated Vitus Nodskov Rune (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match, Carreno-Busta scored 91 points vs Vitus Nodskov Rune’s 89. Carreno-Busta was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Carreno-Busta struck 9 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Pablo Carreno-Busta lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Carreno-Busta put 63% of his first serves in, winning 78% (42/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Vitus Nodskov Rune 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pablo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Carreno-Busta has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (374-210). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Carreno-Busta has an aggregate 36-34 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Marbella where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4 and in in Hamburg where he overcame Filip Krajinovic in the final 6-2 6-4.
Carreno-Busta has a compiled 34-13 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Metz
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See his history.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 20, Monfils reached the semifinal after defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-62 6-4 and Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Monfils had a good straight sets win against Basilashvili (6-3 6-3). During the match Monfils scored 67 points vs Basilashvili’s 46. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Monfils made 11 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Gael Monfils was quite effective on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 69% (9/13) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Basilashvili 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Monfils has an overall 11-13 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Carreno-Busta | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 41 |
| Pts | 163-146 | 143-112 |
| Total Points | 309 | 255 |
| Winners | 77 | 64 |
| %Winners | 47% | 45% |
Both Carreno-Busta and Monfils played 2 matches. At the moment, Pablo Carreno-Busta conceded 1 set while Gael Monfils hasn’t conceded a set so far. Carreno-Busta has played 1 set more than Monfils (5 vs 4). Therefore, Carreno-Busta played 8 games more than Monfils. The Spaniard scored 77 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Monfils bagged 64 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Carreno-Busta | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 104/156 | 78/119 |
| %1st in | 67% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 77/104 | 64/78 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 27/52 | 20/41 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 49% |
Carreno-Busta made 13 aces (6.5 per match). Monfils struck 19 aces (9.5 per match). Carreno-Busta won 74% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Carreno-Busta | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/17 | 7/16 |
| % Converted | 35% | 44% |
| Conceded | 12 | 9 |
| Saved | 10 | 6 |
| % Saved | 83% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Carreno-Busta broke his opponents 6 times with a 35% conversion rate. Carreno-Busta lost his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Gael broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Carreno-Busta | ||||
| R2 Ymer |
1/4 Vitus Nodskov Rune |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 49 | |
| pts | 72-57 | 91-89 | 163-146 | |
| Total points | 129 | 180 | 309 | |
| Winners | 35 | 42 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 46% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 50/70 | 54/86 | 104/156 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 35/50 | 42/54 | 77/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 15/32 | 27/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/9 | 6/17 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Saved | 9/9 | 1/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Monfils | ||||
| R2 Kohlschreiber |
1/4 Basilashvili |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
| pts | 76-66 | 67-46 | 143-112 | |
| Total points | 142 | 113 | 255 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 39% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 35/48 | 78/119 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 73% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 38/43 | 26/35 | 64/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 74% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 9/13 | 20/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 69% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/10 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWLWLWWL Tennis Scores in Metz
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Andy MurrayMurray (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Marcos GironGiron (3-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (1-0) – H2H and prediction
