Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Gael Monfils will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Erste Bank Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diego Sebastian Schwartzman who should win in 3 sets.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman -> 1.88
Gael Monfils -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Gael Monfils
This will be the 5th time that Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Gael Monfils clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Schwartzman and Monfils (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Schwartzman won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Vienna back in 2019.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
Ranked no. 16, Schwartzman reached the 2nd round after beating Fabio Fognini 6-2 7-5.
In the 1st round, Schwartzman had a good straight sets win against Fognini (6-2 7-5). During the match, Schwartzman scored 70 points vs Fognini’s 57. Schwartzman was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Schwartzman scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Schwartzman put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Fognini 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Schwartzman has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (406-247). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Schwartzman has an overall 28-24 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Buenos Aires where he overcame Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-1 6-2.
Diego has a compiled 36-21 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.
Gael Monfils
Ranked no. 21, the French player got to the 2nd round after defeating Lorenzo Musetti 7-62 6-4.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Musetti (7-62 6-4). During the match Monfils scored 75 points vs Musetti’s 55. Gael was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Monfils struck 9 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Gael Monfils was exceptionally effective on serve to win 91% (32/35) of his 1st serve and 71% (15/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Monfils broke Musetti once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Gael’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Sofia.
The French player has a compiled 16-16 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2008. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Schwartzman | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 |
| Pts | 70-57 | 75-55 |
| Total Points | 127 | 130 |
| Winners | 27 | 32 |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% |
Both Schwartzman and Monfils played 1 match. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Schwartzman and Monfils have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Schwartzman played 3 games less than Monfils. The Argentine scored 27 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Gael fired 32 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Schwartzman | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 9 |
| 1st in | 39/61 | 35/56 |
| %1st in | 64% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 32/35 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 91% |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 15/21 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 71% |
Schwartzman fired 1 ace . Monfils also scored 9 aces . Schwartzman won 69% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 91% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 71% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Schwartzman | Monfils |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 1 |
| Converted | 4/14 | 1/5 |
| % Converted | 29% | 20% |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 |
| Saved | 1 | 0 |
| % Saved | 50% | NAN% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Schwartzman broke his opponent 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. The Argentine lost his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent once with a 20% conversion rate. The French player was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Schwartzman | |||
| R1 Fognini | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 70-57 | |
| Total points | 127 | 127 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 39/61 | 39/61 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 27/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 13/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Monfils | |||
| R1 Musetti | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 75-55 | 75-55 | |
| Total points | 130 | 130 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 35/56 | 35/56 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/35 | 32/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 91% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 15/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 1/5 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 20% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Vienna
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-75 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Andy MurrayMurray (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Dennis NovakNovak – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction