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Gael Monfils vs Thiago Seyboth Wild: Roland Garros – first round

The home favorite Gael Monfilss is starting this year’s Roland Garros journey against Thiago Seyboth Wild.

Gael Monfils Profile

Gael Monfils is currently 37th in the rankings, and his career high was No. 3 in the world. The French are 12-12 for the season and 2-4 on clay.

He is coming off a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Thiago Monteiro in the first round in Rome. Monfils’ best result this season was the semifinal in Doha, where he lost to Jacub Mensik.

Monfils made his debut at Roland Garros in 2004, and his best result was the semifinal in 2008, when he lost to Roger Federer.

Thiago Seyboth Wild Profile

Thiago Seyboth Wild is having the highest ranking of his career being No. 58 in the world. The Brazilian is 17-16 for the season and 8-9 on clay.

Wild is coming off a 7-5, 3-0 loss to Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the round of 16 in Lyon.

His best result of the season was the quarterfinal in Rio de Janeiro where he lost to Cameron Norrie.

Wild made his debut at Roland Garros in 2020 and last year’s third round is his best result so far.

Head-to-Head Monfils leads leads 1-0

• Monfils vs Seyboth Wild 7-5, 6-4 (2021 ATP Lyon, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Gael Monfils has been the fan favorite at Roland Garros since he made his debut 20 years ago. He is not even close to the player he was, but he has found his way in the top 50 at the age of 37, which definitely deserves all the respect. Today, Monfils is facing Seyboth Wild, who has made the main draw in Paris only once before. Wild is solid on clay and has the spirit to fight in front of a crowd cheering for his opponent. Monfils will definitely put on a show for the fans, and this will be a long match that will go over 38.5 games in total.