Prediction Of Munar Vs Monfils H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025?

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Munar and Monfils are on the Day 5 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Sunday 23 March 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?

In the upcoming match between Jaume Munar of Spain and Gael Monfils of France, Monfils currently leads the head-to-head record 1-0. The previous encounter took place at the 2018 Australian Open, where Monfils emerged victorious with a score of 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-4 on the hard court surface.

Jaume Munar, aged 27, is currently ranked 56th in the world, with his career-high ranking being 52nd in May 2019. In 2025, Munar has a win-loss record of 9-5 with two semifinal finishes. At the junior level, Munar reached the semifinals of the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals and achieved his career-high ranking in 2019. He ended the year 2022 at a high ranking of 58 after securing a personal-best 19 wins and qualifying for four ATP Masters 1000 events.

In his career so far, Munar has notable achievements such as defeating his fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, but then falling to Pablo Carreno Busta in his first ATP Tour final at the 2021 Marbella. He has also earned three wins against top-10 players, including Alexander Zverev at the 2019 Marrakech, Casper Ruud at the 2022 Tokyo, and Daniil Medvedev at the 2025 ATP Masters 1000 in Miami.

Furthermore, Munar has an impressive record in Challenger events with 141 wins and 71 losses, including ten final appearances. His most recent title came on clay at the 2024 Bad Waltersdorf tournament. In junior Grand Slam tournaments, Munar reached the singles final at the 2014 Roland Garros and won the boys’ doubles title in 2015 alongside his compatriot Lopez San Martin.

In this match, Munar has the opportunity to record his 100th tour-level career win (currently at 99-139) and reach his second ATP Masters 1000 round of 16 after the 2023 Madrid tournament. He has an 8-4 record on hard courts in 2025 and aims to equal his personal-best of nine hard court wins in a single season, which he achieved in 2022 (9-13 record).

On the other hand, Gael Monfils, aged 38, is currently ranked 46th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 6th in 2016. In 2025, he has a record of 13 wins and 4 losses, including winning the Auckland title. Monfils reached the pinnacle of the junior rankings as world number one and achieved his career-high singles ranking in 2016. In 2021, he married former WTA No. 3 Elina Svitolina.

Monfils boasts an impressive resume with 13 ATP Tour titles, including ATP 500 victories at the 2016 and 2020 Rotterdam tournaments, as well as the 2019 Washington event. He has consistently reached at least one final in 19 consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2023, including ATP Masters 1000 finals in Paris (2009, 2010) and Monte Carlo (2016).

Notably, at the age of 38 years and 4 months, Monfils became the oldest champion in ATP Tour history since 1990 by winning the 2025 Auckland tournament. He also became the oldest tour-level titlist since Rosewall won the 1977 Hong Kong event. Throughout his career, Monfils has garnered 578 victories, with notable wins over world number one players Rafael Nadal in 2009 and Daniil Medvedev in 2022. He also holds the records for the longest win streak of 12 matches and 25 sets in 2020.

At the junior Grand Slam level, Monfils reached the semifinals at the 2008 Roland Garros and the 2016 US Open. He had earlier won junior titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2004.

In this tournament, Monfils aims to reach the fourth round of the Miami event for the fifth time, with his last appearance in the quarterfinals dating back to 2016. Additionally, he has the opportunity to become the second oldest man to reach the ATP Masters 1000 round of 16 (since 1990) at 38 years and 6 months. He also has the chance to become the oldest man to reach the fourth round in Miami tournament history.

The oldest players to reach the ATP Masters 1000 round of 16 are Ivo Karlovic at 40 years old in 2019 Indian Wells and Ivo Karlovic at 38 years old in 2017 Cincinnati. Stan Wawrinka follows at the age of 38 in 2023 Cincinnati.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Munar will win.
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