Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils will square off in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 19th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.27
Gael Monfils -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils
This will be the 19th time that Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils square off. The head to head is 17-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 2-6 7-6(8) 6-1 in the semifinal in Dubai back in 2020.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Gael Monfils – Dubai 28-February-2020
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-11 | 21-7 | 9-3 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Novak will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Belgrade where he lost 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0 to Rublev in the final on the 24th of April.
The Serbian has an aggregate 5-3 win-loss record in 2022, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Serbian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Belgrade.
Talking about his overall career, Djokovic has an overall 1095-228 record. He has a positive 302-68 record on clay.
Previously in Madrid
Previously, he won this tournament 3 times in 2011, 2016 and 2019. See his history.
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 got to the 2nd round after beating Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-3 6-0.
In the 1st round, Monfils had a good straight sets win against Gimeno Valero (6-3 6-0). During the match Monfils scored 53 points vs Gimeno Valero’s 26. Gael was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Monfils scored 4 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Gael Monfils was very efficient on serve to win 92% (24/26) of his 1st serve and 67% (8/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Monfils broke Gimeno Valero 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Adelaide where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-4 6-4.
The French player has a composed 12-5 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (7-62 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Hubert Hurkacz/John IsnerHurkacz/John Isner – Ariel Behar/Gonzalo EscobarBehar/Gonzalo Escobar (6-3 3-6 10-7) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Tommy PaulPaul (6-74 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (2-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Fabio FogniniFognini (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucas PouillePouille – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Maxime CressyCressy (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Borna CoricCoric (6-3 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Wesley Koolhof/Neal SkupskiKoolhof/Neal Skupski – Nikoloz Basilashvili/Alexander BublikBasilashvili/Alexander Bublik (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Karen Khachanov/Andrey RublevKhachanov/Andrey Rublev – John Peers/Filip PolasekPeers/Filip Polasek (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (7-68 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-6(1) 6-3) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 6-7(5) 6-1) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Maxime CressyCressy (6-2 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Lucas PouillePouille – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andy MurrayMurray – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Gael MonfilsMonfils (17-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-3) – H2H and prediction
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Casper RuudRuud (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas PouillePouille – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Hugo DellienDellien (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – John IsnerIsner (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Christian GarinGarin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Alexander BublikBublik (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (1-0) – H2H and prediction