A fast-improving Gael Monfils will face the 62nd-ranked Aleksandar Vukic in the third round of the 2023 ATP Canadian Open on Thursday, August 10. Get the predictions and odds of this Gael Monfils v Aleksandar Vukic match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Gael Monfils v Aleksandar Vukic Head to Head
Monfils and Vukic have never faced off before this.
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Monfils has had his fitness concerns in recent times and while he returned to play competitive tennis this year, there have been times he has had to take a break to tend to his body.
Which is also why his results haven’t been consistent enough and he is still trying to grapple with his lowly ranking of 276th in the world. And even that was possible after he made the third round at the Washington Open last week.
This time around in Toronto again, for the second successive week he has won two matches in a row but what’s different for Monfils here is the quality of his opposition.
After he had sent one of the dark horses of the tournament, Christopher Eubanks packing in the first round, Monfils overturned the 3/1 odds in his second round win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas had entered the competition on the back of a title victory at the Los Cabos Open but Monfils broke him three times in the contest to grab a one-sided victory.
Monfils won 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 26 minutes and now has a chance to advance even further and aim to break into the top 200 of the rankings.
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Lucky Loser Vukic on a Stunning Spree Too
While Monfils himself is surprising a few, Vukic is only a notch behind him with his results in the main draw here.
The world number 62 is at his career-best ranking and with a third round appearance here, can be expected to break into the top 50 of the rankings for the first time in his career.
And that has been possible thanks to his stunning showing here. After losing to Diego Schwartzman in the qualifiers, Vukic was called up into the main draw as a replacement for the withdrawing Grigor Dimitrov.
Vukic then ousted Borna Coric in straight sets in the first round before carving out a three-set win over Sebastian Korda in the second. The match lasted two hours and saw both players lose their serve twice apiece.
Vukic had his chance to serve it out at 5-4 but eventually won 7-5 in the tie-breaker that followed.
Can he now make it three in three?
Monfils v Vukic Prediction and Tip
Vukic will have his chances we think and if he can continue in the same vein, might even come through in straight sets.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Vukic to win: 1/1
The 2023 ATP Canadian Open in Toronto will be played from August 7 to 13. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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