Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils will face off in the final of the Sofia Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 3 sets.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.61
Gael Monfils -> 2.44
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Gael Monfils
This will be the 4th time that Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Sinner won 7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in at the U.S. Open back in September 2021.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs Gael Monfils – U.S. Open 04-September-2021
Jannik Sinner
Ranked no. 14 (career-high), the Italian got to the final after beating Egor Gerasimov 6-2 7-63, James Duckworth 7-64 6-4 and Filip Krajinovic 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal, Sinner had a good straight sets win against Krajinovic (6-3 7-5). During the match, Sinner scored 75 points vs Krajinovic’s 58. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sinner struck 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Jannik Sinner was pretty effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Sinner broke Krajinovic 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sinner started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Sinner has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 66% of his matches (149-77). 5-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sinner has a composed48-15 match record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning 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.
Jannik has an overall 36-17 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Sofia
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2020. See his history.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 20, the French player reached the final after beating Ilya Ivashka w/o
, Gianluca Mager 6-2 6-2 and Marcos Giron 7-5 6-0.In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Giron (7-5 6-0). During the match Monfils scored 63 points vs Giron’s 39. Monfils was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Monfils fired 6 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Gael Monfils was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (27/33) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Monfils broke Giron 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gael started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 65% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Metz and Sofia.
Gael has a composed 13-14 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Sofia
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sinner | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 34 |
| Pts | 234-190 | 120-65 |
| Total Points | 424 | 185 |
| Winners | 89 | 53 |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% |
Sinner played 3 matches while Monfils competed in 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Sinner has played 2 sets more than Monfils (6 vs 4). Therefore, Sinner played 31 games more than Monfils. Jannik scored 89 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The French player bagged 53 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sinner | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 115/210 | 61/86 |
| %1st in | 55% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 89/115 | 53/61 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 48/95 | 15/25 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 60% |
Sinner made 17 aces (5.7 per match). Monfils fired 19 aces (9.5 per match). Sinner won 77% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 87% of the points behind 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 | 9 |
| Converted | 11/22 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 16 | 2 |
| Saved | 10 | 1 |
| % Saved | 63% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
Jannik broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Gael broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Monfils conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sinner | |||||
| R2 Gerasimov | 1/4 Duckworth | 1/2 Krajinovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-63 | 7-64 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 23 | 21 | 65 | |
| pts | 75-56 | 84-76 | 75-58 | 234-190 | |
| Total points | 131 | 160 | 133 | 424 | |
| Winners | 29 | 37 | 23 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/67 | 49/87 | 30/56 | 115/210 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 37/49 | 23/30 | 89/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 76% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 14/38 | 16/26 | 48/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 37% | 62% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/7 | 4/8 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 57% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 40% | 33% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Monfils | |||||
| R2 Ivashka | 1/4 Mager | 1/2 Giron | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | w/o | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | – | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| pts | – | 57-26 | 63-39 | 120-65 | |
| Total points | – | 83 | 102 | 185 | |
| Winners | – | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
| %Winners | – | 46% | 43% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | – | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | – | 28/39 | 33/47 | 61/86 | |
| % 1st in | – | 72% | 70% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | – | 26/28 | 27/33 | 53/61 | |
| % 1st pts | – | 93% | 82% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | – | 7/11 | 8/14 | 15/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | – | 64% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | – | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | – | 4/8 | 5/10 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | – | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Saved | – | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 0% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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