In the Round of 64 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday, Sebastian Baez (ranked No. 26) takes on Gael Monfils (No. 46). Compared to the underdog Baez (+175), Monfils is favored (-225) to advance.

In his last scheduled match, Baez was eliminated against Tallon Griekspoor via walkover at the US Open on August 28, 2024.

Monfils heads into this match following a two-set loss to Daniil Medvedev (3-6, 4-6) in his last match on September 27, 2024 in the Round of 32 at the China Open.

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Baez vs. Monfils match information

• Tournament: The Rolex Shanghai Masters
• Round: Round of 64
• Date: Thursday, October 3
• Venue: Qi Zhong Tennis Center
• Location: Shanghai, China
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Baez stats

• In his 59 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, Baez has played an average of 24.1 games (22.7 in best-of-three matches).
• On hard courts, Baez has played 20 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 23.4 games per match (21.8 in best-of-three matches) while winning 45.4% of games.
• Over the past year, Baez has won 74% of his service games and 27.5% of his return games.
• Baez has won 70.7% of his service games on hard courts and 20.4% of his return games over the past 12 months.
• Baez has won 24.2% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 73.7% of his service games.
• Including all surfaces over the past 12 months, Baez has converted 189 of 454 break points (41.6%).
• Baez has converted 58 of 164 break points (35.4%) over his last 10 tournaments.

Monfils stats

• Monfils has averaged 26.8 games per match (25.1 in best-of-three matches) in his 49 matches played in the past year across all court types, while winning 51.2% of the games.
• Monfils has played 33 matches on hard courts in the past year, and has averaged 26.8 games per match (25.8 in best-of-three matches) and 10.1 games per set while winning 52.4% of games.
• Monfils is 526-for-655 in service games (for a winning percentage of 80.3%) and 145-for-656 in return games (22.1%) on all surfaces.
• Monfils has an 81.2% winning percentage in service games on hard courts, and a 23.7% winning percentage in return games.
• Monfils has won 79.6% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 18.2% of his return games.
• Monfils is 71st in break point winning percentage in the past year, at 39.1% after going 131-for-335.
• Monfils has converted 35.8% of his break-point opportunities (43 of 120) over his last 10 tournaments.

Sebastian Baez vs. Gael Monfils head-to-head

• Baez and Monfils have met once in the last two years, in the French Open Round of 128, and Monfils was victorious 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5.
• Monfils has won three sets versus Baez (60.0%) compared to Baez with two.
• Baez and Monfils have contested 49 total games against one another, with Baez taking 25 and Monfils 24.
• Baez and Monfils are averaging 49 games and five sets in their one match against each other.