Fabrice Santoro vs Gael MonfilsDoha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
6-2 4-6 7-5
Monfils G.
Santoro F.
6472
Monfils G.
2651

Fabrice Santoro defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over Gael Monfils in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Fabrice Santoro closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-08Rome MastersR16clayGael Monfils7-6(7) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Santoro F.Monfils G.
Serve
26
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
99
Break points won·Clear edge
54
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 22%