Holger Rune and Gael Monfils will play each other in the 2^nd round of the French Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 8:15 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.117
Gael Monfils -> 6.35

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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Gael Monfils

There is no head to head record between Holger Rune and Gael Monfils since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Holger Rune

Holger Rune

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2025	22-14	9-5	9-5	2-2	2-2	0-0
2024	45-24	21-12	11-6	10-4	3-2	0-0
2023	44-24	10-10	16-4	11-8	7-2	0-0
2022	50-27	8-9	21-11	21-4	0-3	0-0
2021	73-29	11-5	41-17	21-7	0-0	0-0

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Ranked no. 6 (career-high), Holger reached the 2^nd round after beating Christopher Eubanks 6-4 3-6 7-6² 6-2.

In the 1^st round, Rune defeated Eubanks (6-4 3-6 7-6² 6-2). During the match, Rune scored 125 points vs Eubanks’s 116. Holger was very aggressive to blast 55 winners.

Regarding the service games, Rune scored 2 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Holger Rune lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Rune put 58% of his first serves in, winning 80% (55/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (22/50) on the 2nd serve. Rune broke Eubanks 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).

Rune has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (190-92). 14-3 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rune has a compiled109-48 match record in the last 6 years on clay.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Munich where he defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Rune has a compiled 28-10 win-loss record in 2023, 14-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

French Open

Rune's Record

Gael Monfils

Gael Monfils

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Rank
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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2025	18-11	14-5	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

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Ranked no. 394, the French player reached the 2^nd round after beating Sebastian Baez 3-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Gael had a tough win against Baez to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (3-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5).During the match Monfils scored less points (8) than Baez. In fact, the world no. 6 won 149 points vs Baez’s. That means that Monfils was more focused during the important points. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 69 winners.

Talking about serving, Monfils bagged 6 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve 9 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 65% of his first serves in, winning 64% (69/108) of the points behind his 1st serve and 34% (20/58) on the 2nd serve. Gael broke Baez 9 times after converting 53% of his break points (9/17).

The French player has an overall 2-7 win-loss record in 2023, 2-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2008. See his history.

French Open

Monfils's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Both Rune and Monfils played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Rune conceded 1 set, while Gael Monfils lost 2 sets. Rune has played 1 set(s) less than Monfils (4 vs 5). Therefore, Rune played 9 games less than Monfils. Rune scored 55 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Monfils struck 69 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Rune bagged 2 aces . Monfils fired 6 aces . Rune won 80% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 34% of the points.

How they played the important points

Holger broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Dane lost his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.

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Win Loss

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2025 2024 2023

21 - 13

18 - 11

9-5

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14-5

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9-5

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3-3

2-2

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1-3

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