Jack Draper and Gael Monfils will square off in the 2^nd round of the French Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:15pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jack Draper who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jack Draper is the pick to win this match.
Jack Draper -> 1.181
Gael Monfils -> 4.85

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Prediction and head to head Jack Draper vs. Gael Monfils

This will be the 2^nd time that Jack Draper and Gael Monfils face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Draper (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Draper won 6-2 0-2 ret. in the 3^rd round in Montreal back in 2022.

Highlights Jack Draper vs Gael Monfils – Montreal 11-August-2022

Jack Draper

Ranked no. 5 (career-high), Jack got to the 2^nd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2

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In the 1^st round against Bellucci, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2). During the match, Draper scored 118 points vs Bellucci’s 94. Jack was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.

Regarding the service games, Draper managed to score 11 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Jack Draper was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (51/69) of his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Brit broke Bellucci 6 times after converting 33% of his break points (6/18).

Draper has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 69% of his matches (249-110). 10-3 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Draper has an aggregate34-22 record in the last 8 years on clay.

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 6-2 6-2.

Draper has a composed 23-6 win-loss record in 2025, 10-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Gael Monfils

Ranked no. 42, Gael got to the 2^nd round after defeating Hugo Dellien 4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) 6-1.

In the 1^st round, Gael had a tough win against Dellien to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6⁴ 6-1). During the match Monfils scored 162 points vs Dellien’s 141. Gael was exceptionally aggressive to blast 67 winners.

About the serving games, Monfils buried his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Gael Monfils lost the serve 5 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Monfils put 61% of his first serves in, winning 74% (67/90) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (27/58) on the 2nd serve. Monfils broke Dellien 7 times after converting 33% of his break points (7/21).

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Auckland where he overcame Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 6-4.

Monfils has an aggregate 17-7 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

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

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Draper	Monfils
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	4	5
Tot Games	34	46
Pts	118-94	162-141
Total Points	212	303
Winners	51	67
%Winners	43%	41%

Both Draper and Monfils played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Jack Draper lost 1 set, while Gael Monfils conceded 2 sets. Draper has played 1 set(s) less than Monfils (4 vs 5). Therefore, Draper played 12 games less than Monfils. The Brit scored 51 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 67 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Draper	Monfils
Aces	11	21
Avg per match	11	21
1st in	69/101	90/148
%1st in	68%	61%
1st pts	51/69	67/90
%1st pts	74%	74%
2nd pts	19/32	27/58
%2nd pts	59%	47%

Draper blasted 11 aces . Monfils blasted 21 aces . Draper won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Monfils won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Draper	Monfils
Won	6	7
Converted	6/18	7/21
% Converted	33%	33%
Conceded	6	16
Saved	4	11
% Saved	67%	69%
Times Broken	2	5

The Brit broke his opponent 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. Draper conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Gael broke his opponent 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. Gael conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.

Draper
	R1 Bellucci	Total
Score	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	4	4
Tot Games	34	34
pts	118-94	118-94
Total points	212	212
Winners	51	51
%Winners	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	11	11
Double Faults	7	7
1st in	69/101	69/101
% 1st in	68%	68%
1st pts	51/69	51/69
% 1st pts	74%	74%
2nd pts	19/32	19/32
% 2nd pts	59%	59%
Breaks
Won	6	6
Converted	6/18	6/18
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	4/6	4
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	2	2

Monfils
	R1 Dellien	Total
Score	4-6 3-6 6-1 7-64 6-1
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	46	46
pts	162-141	162-141
Total points	303	303
Winners	67	67
%Winners	41%	41%
SERVE
Aces	21	21
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	90/148	90/148
% 1st in	61%	61%
1st pts	67/90	67/90
% 1st pts	74%	74%
2nd pts	27/58	27/58
% 2nd pts	47%	47%
Breaks
Won	7	7
Converted	7/21	7/21
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	16	16
Saved	11/16	11
Saved %	69%	69%
Times Broken	5	5

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