Prediction Of Monfils Vs Basavareddy H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Asb Classic 2025?

What Time Will Gael Monfils Play Against Nishesh Basavareddy?

Monfils and Basavareddy are on the Day 5 Schedule at Asb Classic 2025 on Friday 10 January 2025. 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?

Gael Monfils from France will be facing Nishesh Basavareddy from the USA in their upcoming match. Monfils currently leads the head-to-head record 1-0, with their previous encounter in Brisbane, Australia on a hard court in the round of 32. Monfils won that match with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Monfils, who is 38 years old, is currently ranked 52nd in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 6 in 2016. Throughout his career, he has achieved a record of 569 wins and 336 losses, including 12 titles. Monfils has had success in Auckland, with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, reaching the semifinals in 2013 and 2025.

Some notable achievements of Monfils include being the former World No. 1 junior, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 6 in 2016, and getting married to former WTA No. 3 Elina Svitolina in 2021. He has won 12 ATP Tour titles, including ATP 500s in 2016 and 2019.

Monfils has reached at least one final in 19 consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2023. This includes ATP Masters 1000 finals in 2009 and 2010 in Paris, as well as in 2016 in Monte Carlo. He has had notable victories over No. 1 ranked players, defeating Nadal in 2009 and Medvedev in 2022. In 2020, he achieved a career-long win streak of 12 matches and 25 sets.

In his younger days, Monfils had success in the Grand Slams, reaching the semifinals of Roland Garros in 2008 and the semifinals of the US Open in 2016. He also won junior titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2004.

It is worth mentioning that Monfils had a remarkable comeback in the first round, rallying from a 1-6, 2-5 deficit to defeat Martinez. As the oldest semifinalist in the Open Era at Auckland, Monfils is looking to reach his 35th ATP Tour final. His last title win was in Stockholm in October 2023. At 38 years and 4 months old, he has the opportunity to become the second oldest man to reach an ATP Tour final since 1990.

Taking a look at the oldest ATP Tour finalists since 1990, Ivo Karlovic holds the record at 39 years and 10 months. Stan Wawrinka is the second oldest at 38 years and 4 months, achieved in 2023. Monfils is hoping to join this elite list.

Now shifting the focus to Nishesh Basavareddy, he is a 19-year-old player from the USA. He is currently ranked at No. 133 in the world, which is his career-high ranking. Basavareddy has achieved a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in his career, including one semifinal appearance. In Auckland, he has a perfect record so far, winning all three of his matches.

Basavareddy’s journey started by reaching No. 3 in the junior rankings in January 2023. He gradually made his way up the rankings, breaking into the Top 500 in October 2023, and the Top 200 in September 2024. In January 2025, he reached his career-high ranking of No. 133.

His first taste of the tour-level competition came at the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, where he went 1-2 in the round-robin stage. He secured his first win against No. 50 Shang. In the first two weeks of the 2025 season, Basavareddy qualified for the Brisbane and Auckland tournaments.

In addition to his tour-level experience, Basavareddy has had success in the Challenger circuit, boasting a record of 50 wins and 20 losses. He has reached the finals of two Challenger events, winning titles in Tiburon and Puerto Vallarta in 2024.

Basavareddy also had a stint playing for Stanford University, where he was a two-time ITA All-American. In 2022, he won the US Open boys’ doubles title alongside Baris, becoming the fifth all-American team to win the title in this century.

Basavareddy’s notable win in this tournament was against defending champion and No. 23 Tabilo in the second round. This victory is the biggest of his career so far. He aims to become the youngest American man to reach an ATP Tour final on hard courts since Taylor Fritz achieved the feat at the 2016 Memphis Open. Basavareddy is currently ranked No. 106 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings and could potentially rise to No. 93 with a semifinal win.

The match will take place at the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from January 6th to January 11th, 2025.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Monfils will win.
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