Shanghai Masters 2024: Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur
Date: October 2, 2024
Tournament: Shanghai Masters 2024
Round: First Round
Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Hard (Indoor)
Prize Money: $8,800,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN
Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur preview
Former top 10 player Gael Monfils will take on Damir Dzumhur in the first round of the 2024 Shanghai Masters. The Frenchman has a 21-20 record for the season, with no titles to his name. He was last seen in action at the China Open, losing in the first round against Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
The former World No. 6 has reached two semi-finals during the season. He reached the semi-final of the Mallorca Championships, losing to Alejandro Tabilo. On hard courts, his best run came at the Qatar Open, where he reached the semi-final, losing to Jakub Mensik.
Monfils also had a decent run at the BNP Paribas Open, reaching the fourth round before losing to Casper Ruud. At the Cincinnati Open, he won a marquee victory over Carlos Alcaraz on the hard courts.
Damir Dzumhur has only played four matches on the Tour this season, winning two of them. The only event in which he played the main draw was the Hangzhou Open, where he lost against Rinki Hijikata in the first round. He last played at the Japan Open, losing to Borna Coric in the qualifiers.
The Bosnian has been a regular feature on the Challenger Tours this season. He has won five challenger Tours events this season, the last of which came on the hard course in Istanbul, where the former Top 25 player defeated Hamad Medjedovic.
Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur head-to-head
Monfils has a 2-0 record against Dzumhur, with the Frenchman winning the last encounter at the Rotterdam Open back in 2019.
Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Gael Monfils vs Damir Dzumhur prediction
Hard court has been the most successful surface for Monfils so far. The French player has a 66 percent win record on the surface, with 26 finals and 11 hard-court titles. His last hard-court title came at the Stockholm Open last year when he defeated Pavel Kotov in the final.
Dzumhur has a 46 percent win record on hard courts. He has reached three finals, and two of his three career titles have come on the hard courts, the last of which was in 2017 when the Bosnian won the Kremlin Cup, defeating Ricardas Berankis.
Given that Dzhumur has played only four Tour-level matches, Monfils is the favorite to win this match.
Pick- Monfils to win in straight sets