Gael Monfils and Thanasi Kokkinakis will face off in the semifinal of the Adelaide International 1 for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gael Monfils who should win in 3 sets.
Gael Monfils -> 1.5
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 2.74
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Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Thanasi Kokkinakis since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Gael Monfils
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18-15 | 14-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-21 | 15-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-15 | 8-8 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-7 | 13-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-17 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 7-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 21, Monfils reached the semifinal after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 6-1 and Tommy Paul 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, Gael had a good straight sets win against Paul (6-4 6-1). During the match, Monfils scored 58 points vs Paul’s 41. Gael was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Monfils recorded 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Gael Monfils was very effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Gael broke Paul 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gael started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 62% of the points he played.
Monfils has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (279-149). 2-0 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Monfils has a composed 119-56 match record in the last years on hard.
Monfils has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
Monfils has never competed in this tournament before.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-21 | 19-12 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-26 | 31-18 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-19 | 19-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-21 | 15-11 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 171, the Australian got to the semifinal after beating John Millman 6-4 6-3, Frances Tiafoe 3-6 7-5 6-1 and Mikael Ymer 7-69 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Kokkinakis defeated Ymer (7-69 4-6 6-4). During the match Kokkinakis scored 105 points vs Ymer’s 104. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Kokkinakis bagged 15 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kokkinakis put 72% of his first serves in, winning 78% (58/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (11/29) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Ymer twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thanasi started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Thanasi has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Monfils | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 80 |
| Pts | 112-70 | 261-234 |
| Total Points | 182 | 495 |
| Winners | 47 | 124 |
| %Winners | 42% | 48% |
Monfils played 2 matches while Kokkinakis competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Thanasi Kokkinakis surrendered 2 sets while Gael Monfils hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Monfils has played 4 set(s) less than Kokkinakis (4 vs 8). Therefore, Monfils played 48 games less than Kokkinakis. Gael scored 47 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Kokkinakis fired 124 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Monfils | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 11 |
| 1st in | 60/92 | 160/235 |
| %1st in | 65% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 47/60 | 124/160 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 16/32 | 36/75 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Monfils managed to score 10 aces (5 per match). Kokkinakis managed to score 33 aces (11 per match). Monfils won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kokkinakis won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Monfils | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/15 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 67% | 56% |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 40% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Gael broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Thanasi conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Monfils | ||||
| R2 Manuel | 1/4 Paul | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| pts | 54-29 | 58-41 | 112-70 | |
| Total points | 83 | 99 | 182 | |
| Winners | 24 | 23 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 31/52 | 60/92 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 60% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 23/31 | 47/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 74% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/11 | 11/21 | 16/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 52% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/7 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 71% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kokkinakis | |||||
| R1 Millman | R2 Tiafoe | 1/4 Ymer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | 7-69 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 | 33 | 80 | |
| pts | 58-46 | 98-84 | 105-104 | 261-234 | |
| Total points | 104 | 182 | 209 | 495 | |
| Winners | 27 | 39 | 58 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 40% | 55% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 11 | 15 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 54/85 | 74/103 | 160/235 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 39/54 | 58/74 | 124/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 72% | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 16/31 | 11/29 | 36/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 52% | 38% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/3 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 67% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Adelaide
- Marin CilicCilic – Laslo DjereDjere (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Tommy PaulPaul (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Ariel Behar/Gonzalo EscobarBehar/Gonzalo Escobar – Steve Johnson/Yoshihito NishiokaJohnson/Yoshihito Nishioka (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Mikael YmerYmer (7-69 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (2-0) – H2H and prediction