{"id":24148,"date":"2020-02-15T19:11:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T00:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=24148"},"modified":"2020-02-15T19:11:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T00:11:12","slug":"atp-rotterdam-final-prediction-monfils-auger-aliassime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/02\/15\/atp-rotterdam-final-prediction-monfils-auger-aliassime\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Rotterdam Final Prediction: Gael Monfils vs Felix Auger-Aliassime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just two players remain in contention for the 2020 ATP ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament title in Rotterdam. After a week full of action, the defending champion Gael Monfils will take on the up-and-coming Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday&#8217;s final. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Rotterdam Final Prediction<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Gael Monfils vs Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Frenchman arrived in Rotterdam straight after taking his ninth career title, in Montpellier. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/08\/26\/gael-monfils-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monfils<\/a> has never won two titles back-to-back before, let alone two in the same season, but he earned his chance to break that barrier with four excellent performances in a row here. The World No.9 hasn&#8217;t lost a set in his last seven matches and is yet to drop one here in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p>While he appeared to be running out of steam at times, Monfils always found a way to prevail. It&#8217;s come to a point whether one has to question how much of this apparent &#8220;exhaustion&#8221; is just theatrical antics. The Frenchman&#8217;s game is heavily based on his court coverage and can&#8217;t be executed without fuel in the tank.<br \/>\n<a id=\"No3ltq9jSMNNTXa5Kw3RXg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201120303\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'No3ltq9jSMNNTXa5Kw3RXg',sig:'1WIytWUtXViK0yNlfkUxbk8qrf2Pj508I-6nrNobFi0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1201120303',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s good for Monfils that he hasn&#8217;t played that much all week because he won&#8217;t have it easy on Sunday. Felix Auger-Aliassime might have come to Rotterdam without much confidence, but barring one set against Jan-Lennard Struff, this has been maybe the best tournament in the Canadian youngster&#8217;s career. The amount of raw talent Auger-Aliassime has can be overwhelming if he can limit the frequent dips in the level of play.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a career-high ranking of no.17, Auger-Aliassime is still without a main tour title. While the pressure keeps rising with every missed opportunity, the 19-year-old probably feels like there will be much more in front of him. And rightfully so.<\/p>\n<p>The rather slow indoor surface in Rotterdam should favor Monfils quite a bit. But taking into consideration how aggressive the Canadian&#8217;s been throughout the week, he will be ready for the challenge lying in front of him. Auger-Aliassime has played up to his potential this week and showed how dangerous he can be when he finds the right rhythm. Expect the Canadian to break down Monfils&#8217; defense and take a long-overdue first tour-level title.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Auger-Aliassime in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just two players remain in contention for the 2020 ATP ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament title in Rotterdam. After a week full of action, the defending champion Gael Monfils will take on the up-and-coming Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday&#8217;s final. Who do you think will advance? 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