World number 12 Alex de Minaur will face the 211th-ranked Gael Monfils in the second round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday, August 16. Get the predictions and odds of this Alex de Minaur v Gael Monfils match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Alex de Minaur v Gael Monfils Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came at this very tournament in 2021. Monfils had won that match in straight sets.
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de Minaur Registers Tough Win over Wolf
It was never going to be easy for de Minaur to keep playing and winning so many matches with the Aussie having entered the Cincinnati Masters on the back of 11 matches in 12 days at the Los Cabos Open and Toronto Open before that.
Two days after having featured in the final of the Canadian Masters, de Minaur was at it again, facing a tricky opening round opponent in the form of JJ Wolf here.
And he was forced into a third set before he managed to take control of the encounter. De Minaur was on court for two hours in his 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Wolf.
It was a bit of a surprising match with de Minaur clearly looking like he was the better of the two players and yet, in the second set, he lost his serve off the only break-point he faced in it. Wolf would ensure he kept holding on to his serve in the process and level things out.
In the third, however, de Minaur regained his control, breaking Wolf twice to seal the deal.
De Minaur will now play his 13th match in 16 days against a player who has looked like he is getting back to his best.
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Monfils Makes a Comeback Win against Norrie
Having fallen to 394th in the world earlier this year, Monfils is now slowly and steadily making his return and irrespective of the result of this match, he would have broken into the top 180 on the charts.
And that has been thanks to Monfils showing he can still compete and beat some of the best in the world.
Like he did at Toronto where he shocked Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round on his way to the Canadian Masters quarterfinals. And like he has done again in Cincinnati where he stunned Cameron Norrie in the first round.
Monfils needed two hours and four minutes to register a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over the world number 15 to set up this meeting with de Minaur.
Both players were broken a few times but it was the decisive break of serve in the fourth game of the decider that set up the win. Can the Frenchman now end de Minaur’s run?
de Minaur v Monfils Prediction and Tip
While Monfils has shown he is still capable of a lot of things, it might not be easy for him against a player in the kind of rhythm that de Minaur is. Backing de Minaur for the win but not before Monfils has pushed him hard.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: De Minaur to win: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Cincinnati Open will be played from August 13 to 20. 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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