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Match Details
Fixture: Denis Shapovalov vs Gael Monfils
Date: February 14, 2024
Tournament: ABN AMRO Open 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hardcourt
Prize Money: €2,134,985
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Denis Shapovalov vs Gael Monfils preview
Denis Shapovalov and Gael Monfils open their Rotterdam campaigns against each other on Wednesday, February 14.
Shapovalov, who put an early end to the 2023 season, has just won one of five matches this year. He suffered opening-round defeats at the ASB Classic and Australian Open to Sebastian Ofner and Jakub Mensik.
He registered his only win this year in the first round of the Open Sud De France against Hugo Gaston but was beaten in the following round by eventual champion, Alexander Bublik in a grueling three-setter. Shapovalov lost to Hugo Gaston the following week in what was a re-match of their encounter played out the week before.
Shapovalov has plowed through the qualifiers in Rotterdam, making it to the main draw on the back of wins against Maximilian Marterer and Hugo Gaston.
Gael Monfils too, has had an indifferent start to the year, with a 1-3 W/L record this season. He lost in the opening round of the ASB Classic to Fabian Marozsan. In Melbourne, he won his first match against Yannick Hanfmann but lost in the second round to Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Seeded eighth at the Open Sud De France last week, he lost in the first round to Flavio Cobolli despite winning the first set.
Denis Shapovalov vs Gael Monfils head-to-head
Danis Shapovalov and Gael Monfils have faced off twice on tour and won one match each. Shapovalov, however, won their last encounter at the Paris Masters in 2019 in straight sets.
Denis Shapovalov vs Gael Monfils odds
Denis Shapovalov vs Gael Monfils prediction
Denis Shapovalov and Gael Monfils's first-round encounter promises to be an exciting one considering their high-intensity game styles.
Both Shapovalov and Monifls will look to dominate from the back of the court using their powerful groundstrokes, while also looking to assert their dominance early in the point. We can expect them to rely on their excellent athleticism and creative shotmaking.
Despite being renowned for their big hitting, both of them also enjoy mixing things up with slices and drops.
With both players eager to get a win on the board after their indifferent starts to the year, it could boil down to who keeps the points shorter and comes to the net more often.
Pick: Denis Shapovalov in three sets.
