Cristian Garin will continue his 2022 Australian Open campaign against Gael Monfils in the third round of the 2022 Australian Open on Friday, January 21. Get the live streaming options of this Cristian Garin v Gael Monfils match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Cristian Garin v Gael Monfils Head to Head
This will be the second meeting between these two players. Their first and only meeting occurred at the 2020 ATP Cup, with Monfils winning the tie 6-3 7-5.
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Garin Wins Two 5-Set Epics in a Row
Garin comes into this third round against Monfils off the back to 2 5-set wins in his opening round. In his first round be defeated Bagnis 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-7(4) 6-3 in nearly 5-hours. In his second round, he came from 2-sets-to-1 down to defeat Martinez 6-7(1) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 6-2 in another epic match. Garin has already spent over 9 hours on court from just 2 rounds.
In his second round, the 16th seed hit 11 aces and won 67% of points behind his first serve. Garin also managed to save 13/18 break point opportunities he faced. The 25-year-old hit 52 winners past Martinez and won 31 points at the net to edge his way into the 3rd round to set up the tie with Monfils.
Before the Australian Open, Garin competed in the ATP cup where he suffered losses to Bautista Agut and Ruud. He did record a victory over Lajovic, however, his opponent retired at 3-0 in the third set.
There will be a question mark over Garin’s fitness coming into this third-round tie, he will likely have to endure another long battle with Monfils if he wants to advance to the fourth round.
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Monfils Easily into Round-of-32
Conversely, Monfils has eased his way into the round-of-32 without dropping a set. The Frenchman defeated Coria comfortably 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the opening round. Then recorded an impressive 6-1 6-0 6-4 over Bublik, dropping just 10 games to reach round 3.
In his second round, Monfils hit 11 aces and won 74% of points behind his first serve. He successfully saved 4/4 break points, showing Bublik failed to break his serve the entire match. The 35-year-old hit 34 winners compared to just 9 unforced errors, displaying how well the Frenchman is playing.
Monfils kicked off the year by winning a title in Adelaide. Along the way he defeated Cerundolo, Paul and Kokkankis without dropping a set. In the final, he also won in straight sets, beating Khachanov 6-4 6-4 to lift the trophy.
Garin v Monfils Prediction and Tip
This will be an interesting match to watch as Monfils always brings flare to the court. Monfils is the strong favourite to reach round-4 based on current form despite being the lower ranked player.
Tip: Monfils to win in straight sets: 8/13 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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