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Gael Monfils vs Ben Shelton Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | Round of 16

by Rob Esteva · January 19 2025, 21:16
Gael Monfils vs Ben Shelton Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | Round of 16

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At the age of 38, French star Gael Monfils may be playing some of the best tennis of his career right now and the veteran now faces American talent Ben Shelton for a place in the quarter-finals

Start date/time: Monday 20th January, 2025, UK – not before 4:10am / Sunday 19th January, US ET – not before 11:10pm / US PT – not before 8:10pm

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Eurosport / US – ESPN+

How to watch online: UK – Eurosport website & discovery+ / US – ESPN+ platforms

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Gael Monfils vs Ben Shelton ticket information

Gael Monfils vs Ben Shelton Prediction

Gael Monfils is in a rich vein of form right now as after winning the ASB Classic in Auckland just over a week ago, he is playing some superb tennis in Melbourne now.

After coming through a battle of attrition against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round, he then beat Daniel Altmaier. In the third round, he was paired with fourth-seed Taylor Fritz and after losing the first set, he turned the match around and reeled off the next three sets to win.

He now meets American 22-year-old Ben Shelton in what promises to be a mouth-watering affair. Shelton has had a series of tricky matches to come through but he has done so against Brandon Nakashima, Pablo Carreno Busta and then Lorenzo Musetti last time out.

He has had to face a variety of styles and he has managed to impose his game on his opponents to win through and he will hope to do the same here once again.

We are loathed to go against Monfils given the way he is playing right now but we do have a marginal preference for Shelton’s endurance to see him through. Our play here is on set betting and we anticipate this going four or even five sets.

Gael Monfils vs Ben Shelton Tip: Over 3.5 sets

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