Prediction Of Baez Vs Monfils H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

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Baez and Monfils are on the Day 3 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Friday 4 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the second round of the Roland Garros (France) tournament, Sebastian Baez from Argentina will be facing Gael Monfils from France. Monfils currently leads the head-to-head record with 1 win against Baez.

Their previous encounter at the Roland Garros tournament took place in the Round of 128, where Monfils defeated Baez after a challenging five-set match with a final score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5.

Sebastian Baez, who is 23 years old, is currently ranked World No. 26. His career-high ranking was No. 18, achieved in June. In the 2024 season, Baez has a win-loss record of 31-23 and has won two titles. At the Shanghai tournament, he has a record of 1-1, reaching the third round in 2023.

Baez has had several notable achievements in his career, including breaking into the Top 20 in March 2024 after winning consecutive ATP Tour titles in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago. He also went on a remarkable 12-match winning streak in the 2023 season, winning titles in Kitzbuhel and Winston-Salem, and reaching the third round at the US Open, marking his first Grand Slam appearance at that stage. Additionally, he won his first ATP Tour title at the 2022 Estoril tournament and his second title at the 2023 Cordoba tournament, both on home soil.

Before his rise in the professional ranks, Baez experienced breakthroughs in the lower-tier tournaments. He broke into the Top 300, 200, and 100 rankings in 2021 and had a 6-3 record in Challenger finals, tying with four other players for the second-most titles in a season, behind Griekspoor’s eight in 2021.

Furthermore, Baez had a successful junior career, becoming the World No. 1 junior in March 2018. He reached the boys’ singles final at Roland Garros and won the boys’ doubles gold medal at the Youth Olympics with Diaz Acosta in Buenos Aires, his hometown.

In this match, Baez is looking to achieve his personal-best 32nd win of the season, as he has already accumulated 31 wins in the 2023 and 2024 seasons combined. A victory would also advance him to the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 for the fourth time this season, following his appearances in the third round of Indian Wells, Madrid, and the fourth round of Rome.

On the other hand, Gael Monfils, 38 years old, is currently ranked World No. 46. His career-high ranking was No. 6 in 2016. In the 2024 season, Monfils has a win-loss record of 22-20 and has reached two semifinals. In previous editions of the Shanghai tournament, he has a record of 9-6, reaching the quarterfinals in 2013.

Monfils achieved the top ranking in junior tennis and had a successful professional career. He has won a total of 12 ATP Tour titles, including ATP 500 tournaments in Washington (2016) and Rotterdam (2019, 2020). He has consistently reached at least one final in 19 consecutive seasons, including ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Paris (2009, 2010) and Monte Carlo (2016). Throughout his career, Monfils has earned 562 victories, with notable wins against World No. 1 players Nadal (2009 Doha) and Medvedev (2022 Indian Wells). He also had impressive winning streaks of 12 matches and 25 sets in 2020.

In his earlier years, Monfils had success in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2008 and the US Open in 2016. He had previously won junior titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2004.

In Shanghai, Monfils is making his seventh appearance, with his most notable performance being a victory over World No. 7 Federer in 2013, which propelled him to the quarterfinals where he lost to Djokovic. He aims to advance to the third round of the Shanghai tournament for the fourth time, having previously reached the third round in 2009 and the quarterfinals in 2013 and 2016.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Baez will win.
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