Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the 3^rd round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.21
Nuno Borges -> 4.4

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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Nuno Borges

This will be the 2^nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nuno Borges fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Rome back in 2023.

Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Nuno Borges – Rome 14-May-2023

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Ranked no. 8, the Greek reached the 3^rd round after defeating Unknown Player bye and Jordan Thompson 4-6 6-4 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Thompson, The Greek recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 86 points vs Thompson’s 74. Stefanos was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Regarding the service games, Tsitsipas recorded 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Stefanos Tsitsipas was exceptionally effective on serve to win 80% (32/40) of his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Tsitsipas broke Thompson 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Tsitsipas has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 69% of his matches (469-213). 1-0 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tsitsipas has an aggregate 176-52 match record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Dubai where he overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-3.

Tsitsipas has a composed 12-6 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Nuno Borges

Ranked no. 43, the Portuguese reached the 3^rd round after defeating Holger Rune 6-2 3-0 ret. and Pedro Martinez Portero 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Nuno defeated Martinez Portero (7-5 6-7⁴ 6-4). During the match Borges scored 126 points vs Martinez Portero’s 119. The Portuguese was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Borges made 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 59% of his first serves in, winning 67% (45/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (26/46) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Martinez Portero 5 times after converting 29% of his break points (5/17).

Nuno’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Auckland and the Phoenix Challenger.

Nuno has a composed 16-11 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Borges has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Tsitsipas	Borges
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	3	6
Tot Games	28	46
Pts	86-74	168-144
Total Points	160	312
Winners	32	67
%Winners	37%	40%

Tsitsipas played 1 match while Borges competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefanos Tsitsipas conceded 1 set, while Nuno Borges dropped 1 set. Tsitsipas has played 3 set(s) less than Borges (3 vs 6). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 18 games less than Borges. Tsitsipas scored 32 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Nuno blasted 67 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Tsitsipas	Borges
Aces	6	16
Avg per match	6	8
1st in	40/82	94/150
%1st in	49%	63%
1st pts	32/40	67/94
%1st pts	80%	71%
2nd pts	25/42	30/56
%2nd pts	60%	54%

Tsitsipas scored 6 aces . Borges recorded 16 aces (8 per match). Tsitsipas won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Tsitsipas	Borges
Won	4	8
Converted	4/9	8/21
% Converted	44%	38%
Conceded	7	11
Saved	5	8
% Saved	71%	73%
Times Broken	2	3

Tsitsipas broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Stefanos dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Borges broke his opponents 8 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.

Tsitsipas
	R2 Thompson	Total
Score	4-6 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	28
pts	86-74	86-74
Total points	160	160
Winners	32	32
%Winners	37%	37%
SERVE
Aces	6	6
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	40/82	40/82
% 1st in	49%	49%
1st pts	32/40	32/40
% 1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	25/42	25/42
% 2nd pts	60%	60%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/9	4/9
Converted %	44%	44%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	5/7	5
Saved %	71%	71%
Times Broken	2	2

Borges
	R1 Rune	R2 Martinez Portero	Total
Score	6-2 3-0 ret.	7-5 6-74 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	11	35	46
pts	42-25	126-119	168-144
Total points	67	245	312
Winners	22	45	67
%Winners	52%	36%	40%
SERVE
Aces	6	10	16
Double Faults	0	4	4
1st in	27/37	67/113	94/150
% 1st in	73%	59%	63%
1st pts	22/27	45/67	67/94
% 1st pts	81%	67%	71%
2nd pts	4/10	26/46	30/56
% 2nd pts	40%	57%	54%
Breaks
Won	3	5	8
Converted	3/4	5/17	8/21
Converted %	75%	29%	38%
Conceded	2	9	11
Saved	2/2	6/9	8
Saved %	100%	67%	167%
Times Broken	0	3	3

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (3-6 6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-5 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (7-5 6-7⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-6² 6-3) – See score progression
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 7-6²) – See score progression
• Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Sadio Doumbia/Fabien ReboulDoumbia/Fabien Reboul (6-3 3-6 10-7) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jordan ThompsonThompson (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Jack DraperDraper – Marcos GironGiron (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (7-5 6-7(4) 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Tomas MachacMachac (3-6 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 7-6(2)) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-5 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (3-6 6-0 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexandre MullerMuller (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction