Statymas: G. Monfils - F. Krajinovic -5

Gael Monfils has looked all but dead on his feet all week at the Rotterdam Open, but the Frenchman, who last week won the title in Montpellier, has managed to keep on winning. He has now lost just one set in his last seven matches and is clearly at home in Rotterdam, where he won on of the biggest titles of his career last season. But he may need to be at his best up against Filip Krajinovic of Serbia, who has enjoyed some significant successes indoors in his own right. Krajinovic managed to survive the huge forehand of Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals, handing the Russian just his second defeat of the season so far. No mean feat for the former Paris Masters finalist. However, he has lost to Monfils in both of their previous meetings, the most recent of which came just last week in the semifinals in Montpellier, where the Frenchman won 7-6 6-2. Krajinovic did have chances in that match, with his ability to take the ball early and on the rise giving Monfils problems. And with the third seed relying heavily on his physicality and court-coverage, Krajinovic could exploit the amount of tennis Monfils has played over the last fortnight. Particularly as the Serbian has not yet dropped a set so far at the Rotterdam Open.