H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Gael Monfils - Prediction (ATP Paris

Preview and players comparison.

These two players met once in the third round of the US Open a couple of months ago when the Frenchman prevailed in five sets. The French players, in general, are not known to produce their best tennis under pressure, and it will be interesting to see how Monfils fares this Friday.

Gael Monfils moved one step closer to securing his qualification for the ATP World Tour Finals for the second time in his career after completing a three-set comeback win over the reigning ATP Delray Beach champion Radu Albot in the round of 16 on Thursday, 4-6 6-4 6-1.
Delivering consistent results in the opening few months of the 2019 season, coupled with the struggles of other big names such as Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, and John Isner has handed the Frenchman an excellent opportunity to make his return to London, and it’s up to him to grab the golden chance. All Gael Monfils needs in Paris this week is a semifinal spot, and he would be quite confident of getting it considering he managed to reach the semifinal in three of the four indoor hardcourt tournaments that he has entered so far in 2019 — champion in Rotterdam and semifinalist in Sofia and Vienna last week. Moreover, former world #6 Gael Monfils has got a perfect 2-0 record in the quarterfinal of Paris Masters, having defeated Marin Cilic and Andy Murray in three sets en route to reaching the finals of 2009 and 2010 editions, respectively.

Denis Shapovalov continues his late-season resurgence with a hard-fought three-set win over Alexander Zverev in the round of 16 in Paris Masters, 6-2 5-7 6-2. Earlier in this campaign, he received a walkover from the Frenchman Gilles Simon in the first round and needed a comeback effort against London aspirant Fabio Fognini in the second. It was only the Canadian’s second top 10 win of the 2019 season. His only previous such success also came in the round of 16 in a Masters 1000 event — against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Miami — where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinal. Denis Shapovalov must be feeling confident at the moment as he recently ended his six-match losing run in the semifinal of ATP Tour events and lifted the maiden tour title of his career in Stockholm (IH) a couple of weeks ago.