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Halle Open: Gael Monfils vs. Lloyd Harris 6/15/21 Tennis Prediction

Gael Monfils vs Lloyd Harris
June 15, 2021 9:00 am EDT

Eighth seeded Gael Monfils of France will face unseeded South African Lloyd Harris in the First Round of the 2021 Halle Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Tuesday June 15th, 2021 at a time yet to be determined.

This is a very exciting First Round match here in Halle between two very accomplished players. Gael Monfils is very experienced, and is one of the most dynamic and exciting players on the ATP Tour. On the other side of the net, Lloyd Harris is a young South African who is beginning to make waves on the circuit. Who will get the win and advance to the Second Round here at the 2021 Halle Open?

Gael Monfils is currently ranked #15 on the ATP Tour and is the eight seed here at the 2021 Halle Open. The Frenchman has long been a top player on the circuit but has been struggling mightily over the past year. He has shown some signs of life lately and will be hoping for a deep run here at the Halle Open as he has been missing some consistent results. Despite all of his experience, he has not had much success on grass throughout his career so this will be a very difficult match for him. His opponent Lloyd Harris is relatively inexperienced on this surface, but has some major weapons in his serve and groundstrokes that will certainly make him a difficult opponent to get past

Lloyd Harris started the 2021 season very well, with a Finals run in Dubai where he lost to Aslan Karatsev. The tall South African has however been in very poor form since, and will be hoping to get back on track here in Halle. After an early exit at Roland Garros, he entered the tournament in Stuttgart to get some grass court exposure but fell early on to Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the eventual runner-up. While he enters this match against Gael Monfils as the underdog, he should not be overlooked as he has a game that should be effective on the grass, plus he is facing an opponent that is struggling just as much as he is, giving him a chance of the upset here.

This is a difficult match to predict as both men have been in a serious slump lately. Gael Monfils has a lot of experience, and while Lloyd Harris does not, he has some major grass court weapons, especially his serve that will put him in good stead here. I am going to go with Harris causing the minor upset here, and getting the win. Monfils is very talented but is struggling with some serious confidence issues at the moment, and Harris will be very difficult to break on this surface. He still has some learning to do on grass, but against a struggling opponent like the Frenchman I’ll back him to advance here.

Andy T's Free Pick: Lloyd Harris to win

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