Gael Monfils is starting his run in the draw in Cincinnati. In the previous edition of this tournament, he toppled Cameron Norrie 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Gael Monfils’s projected draw withhispresumable opponents in Western & Southern Open. Gael has a negative record (4-10) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Alexei Popyrin (23) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Holger Rune (16) – H2H 0-0
or Adrian Mannarino (33) – H2H 6-2
1/4 – Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 1-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 2-2
or Hubert Hurkacz (7) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-5
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 3-1
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Draw

R1 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

22 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
23
High
23
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-15 13-4 4-8 0-0 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 22-15 win-loss record in 2024, 13-4 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, the Australian has a 132-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexei will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the season was winning the tournament in Montreal where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Alexei was defeated by Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter 6-1 7-6(8).

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Alexei Popyrin

There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Alexei Popyrin since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

38 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-7 13-2 17-4 0-0 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 38-7 record in 2024, 13-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, the Spaniard has a 88-22 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Carlos surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

29 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
4
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-16 12-6 11-6 3-2 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
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 29-16 win-loss record in 2024, 12-6 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, the Dane has a 42-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Rune’s most significant achievement of the season was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Rune got to the 2nd round in 2023 in Cincinnati before retiring against Mackenzie Mcdonald when he was 6-4 2-0 ret..

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Holger Rune

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

Nevertheless, Gael Monfils may face Adrian Mannarino. Their head to head record is 6-2 for Gael Monfils.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

44 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
2
WLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-13 18-5 24-7 1-0 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 44-13 win-loss record in 2024, 18-5 on hard. As for the last 10 years, the Norwegian has a 103-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he beat Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Ruud capitulated to Max Purcell in the 2nd round 6-4 3-6 6-4.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Ruud on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Gael Monfils could compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 2-2.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

35 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-12 18-5 11-5 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 35-12 record in 2024, 18-5 on hard. Talking about the last 12 years, Daniil has a 237-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Daniil’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Medvedev was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round 6-4 5-7 6-4.

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 5th time that Gael Monfils and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Monfils on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Gael Monfils may take on Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 2-1 for Gael Monfils.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Jannik Sinner

44 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-5 19-2 11-2 5-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 44-5 win-loss record in 2024, 19-2 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, Jannik has a 117-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Italian lost to Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Gael Monfils vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 7th time that Gael Monfils and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 5-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Gael Monfils could square off with Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Gael Monfils.