

What Time Will Ben Shelton Play Against Gael Monfils?
Shelton and Monfils are on the Day 9 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Monday 20 January. 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?
No. 21 Ben Shelton from the USA will be facing Gael Monfils from France in their first-ever meeting in the No. 21 Ben Shelton (USA) v Gael Monfils (FRA) match. This is the fifth time an American player and a French player are meeting in the men’s singles at the Australian Open this year. In previous rounds, Frances Tiafoe defeated Arthur Rinderknech, Corentin Moutet defeated Mitchell Krueger, Monfils defeated Taylor Fritz, and Learner Tien defeated Moutet. In the Open Era, there have been a total of 121 Australian Open men’s singles matches between American and French players, with Americans leading 64-56. In all Grand Slam tournaments during the Open Era, there have been 692 matches between American and French players, with Americans leading 365-326. Monfils has a 4-2 win-loss record against American players at the Australian Open, a 13-4 win-loss record against American players at Grand Slams, and a 55-18 win-loss record against American players at Tour-level overall. On the other hand, Shelton has a 1-1 win-loss record against French players at Grand Slams and a 4-7 win-loss record against French players at Tour-level overall. Monfils has won 2 out of 5 matches against left-handed players at the Australian Open, with his defeats coming against Rafael Nadal. He has an 18-6 win-loss record against left-handed players at Grand Slams and a 64-47 win-loss record against left-handed players at Tour-level overall. Monfils is aiming to record multiple victories against Top 20 players in a Grand Slam tournament for the second time in his career. He has a 5-10 win-loss record against Top 20 players at the Australian Open, a 15-35 win-loss record against Top 20 players at Grand Slams, and an 87-148 win-loss record against Top 20 players at Tour-level overall. Possible quarterfinal head-to-heads include Sonego vs. Tien and Shelton vs. Monfils. Shelton’s previous match against a French player at the Australian Open resulted in a loss to Adrian Mannarino in the third round last year. Monfils’ victory against Fritz in the third round improved his win-loss record against American players at the Australian Open to 4-2. Shelton’s best result at the Australian Open was reaching the quarterfinals in 2023, while Monfils has reached the quarterfinals twice before.
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Mackenzie Mcdonald
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Alexander Bublik
Ugo Humbert
Daniil Medvedev
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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Sumit Nagal
Ons Jabeur
Jelena Ostapenko
Zhizhen Zhang
Hubert Hurkacz
Nuno Borges
Zizou Bergs
Mariano Navone
Holger Rune
Arthur Rinderknech
Cameron Norrie
Laslo Djere
Alejandro Tabilo
Taylor Fritz
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Elena Rybakina
Iga Swiatek
Reilly Opelka
Brandon Nakashima
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Shelton will win.
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