Who Will Win: Rune Vs Monfils? Prediction For ATP Cincinnati Open 2024

What Time Will Holger Rune Play Against Gael Monfils?

Rune and Monfils are on the Day 5 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Friday 16 August 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?

3R: [15] Holger Rune (DEN) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) – First Meeting.

This match took place at the 2023 Roland Garros in France on clay in the Round of 64. Holger Rune won the match by walkover as Gael Monfils did not play.

Holger Rune, a 21-year-old player from Denmark, is currently ranked No. 16 in the world and has a career-high ranking of No. 4. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 31-16, reaching the final in Brisbane and the third round in Cincinnati.

Rune broke into the top 100 in January 2022, the top 50 in May 2022, and the top 10 in November 2022. He became the highest-ranked Dane in the PIF ATP Rankings history by reaching No. 4 in August 2023.

In 2022, Rune won the ATP Masters 1000 Paris title at the age of 19. He became the first player since the start of the ATP Tour in 1990 to earn 5 top-10 wins at an event other than the Nitto ATP Finals. From 2022 Paris to 2023 Rome, he had an 18-5 record in 6 ATP Masters 1000 events, finishing as the runner-up in Monte Carlo and Rome.

Rune went on a 7-match winning streak against top 5 opponents, which ended with a loss to No. 3 Medvedev in the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Rome final. He ended the 2022 season on a 19-2 run after a rough start, and he upset Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2022 Roland Garros to become the first Danish man to reach the quarterfinals in tournament history and any Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era.

In Cincinnati, Rune is aiming to reach his 7th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal, which would also be the first time a Danish man reaches the quarterfinals in the tournament’s Open Era history. He has previously reached the

quarterfinals in Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo this season.

Gael Monfils, a 37-year-old player from France, is currently ranked No. 46 in the world and has a career-high ranking of No. 6. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 20-17, with two semifinal appearances. In Cincinnati, Monfils has a record of 16-11, with his best result being reaching the quarterfinals in 2011.

Monfils achieved his career-high ranking of No. 6 in 2016 and is married to former WTA No. 3 Elina Svitolina since 2021. He has won 12 ATP Tour titles, including ATP 500 titles in 2016 and 2020 Rotterdam, and 2019 Washington. He has reached at least one final in 19 straight seasons from 2005 to 2023, including ATP Masters 1000 finals in 2009 Paris, 2010 Paris, and 2016 Monte Carlo.

Monfils’ career highlights include victories over No. 1 players Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, as well as holding career-long win streaks of 12 matches and 25 sets in 2020. He reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2008 and the US Open in 2016 after winning junior titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2004.

In this tournament, Monfils defeated No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the second round, and he is aiming to reach his 19th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal. This would be his first quarterfinal appearance since 2023 Toronto and his second quarterfinal appearance in Cincinnati, with his previous quarterfinal loss to Djokovic in 2011. If Monfils reaches the quarterfinals, he would become the oldest male player in the Open Era to achieve this feat, surpassing John Isner who reached the quarterfinals at 37 years and 3 months old in 2022.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Rune will win.
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