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Gael Monfils and John Isner will square off in a blockbuster 2nd round in Paris. It will be the last clash of the day, played under the lights.
Monfils is having a real good season especially lately, reaching the US Open quarterfinals (lost in five sets to Federer). However, when Gael played his last tournament in Metz (more than one month ago) he lost in 2 sets to Sousa in the semifinals, seemingly having some fitness problems. But the Frenchman took revenge over Sousa here in the Paris first round, simply destroying him in 2 easy sets, playing great tennis.
Isner is coming off a 2 set defeat to Robredo in the Valencia first round and again the big american is failing to regain his best level of tennis. John has been off pace for most of the year except a couple of tournaments played in the US, he wasn`t quite at his best in the second part of 2014 but will hope to end the year on a positive note at a tournament he likes and where he had some really solid results in his career. Isner had a bye in the first round so this will be his first match.
Bet on Gael Monfils vs. John Isner in Paris, with the best tennis odds at Betsafe.
The H2H is 4-3 for Monfils, all meetings being played on hard courts. The last one was a 4 set Isner win one year ago at the US Open. These two have always played tight matches, none of the 7 encounters being ended in straight sets. Monfils has mostly been able to read Isner`s serve, usually breaking him and having multiple chances to do so.
Listen, Isner is a top player and he has to be respected despite his shaky form, especially with Paris being a tournament he likes. However, Monfils has been by far the better player in the last months, he`s playing much more consistent, he`s the better player overall at the moment. Gael looked sharp and focused in the first round while Isner had a bye, so this also works in the Frenchman`s favor, along with the fact that he plays at home, where he always did well. Maybe it won`t be a one sided Monfils win (also looking at the H2H), but Gael should end up qualifying for the 3rd round here, he`s playing better tennis, it`s as simple as that. My tip is Monfils to win and the odds are dropping big time on this bet. Prediction: Gael Monfils – John Isner 6-4 6-7 6-3.
Pick: Monfils
Odds: 1.70 @ Betsafe
Stake: 6
Possible profit: 5.6
Event date: 29 October
