Gael Monfils vs Ivan Ljubicic — Queen's Club Round of 16

Queen's Club · ATP · Round of 16
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1652Grass ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2006
grass
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Monfils G.
7-6 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
71372
Ljubicic I.
6115–

Gael Monfils defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 7-5 in the Queen's Club round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-25MontpellierFhardGael Monfils6-2 5-7 6-1
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-2 3-0 RET
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayGael Monfils7-6(1) 4-6 6-3 6-2
2007-06-17s HertogenboschR32grassIvan Ljubicic3-6 6-3 6-0
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2
2005-10-03MetzFhardIvan Ljubicic7-6(7) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Dominant
76
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Roddick A.
7-56-4
Hewitt L.
Henman T.
6-33-66-2
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Monfils G.
6-1
Hewitt L.
Nadal R.
3-66-3
Henman T.
Tursunov D.
6-37-61
Roddick A.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
R16
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
4-66-17-64
Tursunov D.
Wang J.
6-33-66-1
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
2-67-637-63
Gonzalez F.
Philippoussis M.
6-23-66-3
Roddick A.
Srichaphan P.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Blake J.
Ginepri R.
6-33-66-3
Monfils G.
Ljubicic I.
7-6117-5
R32
Gonzalez F.
Dupuis A.
7-657-62
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
7-654-66-3
Verdasco F.
Lee H.
6-25-76-4
Tursunov D.
Udomchoke D.
6-32-66-2
Wang J.
Davydenko N.
2-66-36-1
Nadal R.
Fish M.
7-616-1
Hewitt L.
Vicente F.
4-66-46-2
Henman T.
Delgado R.
6-26-4
Mahut N.
Stepanek R.
6-44-66-2
Roddick A.
Dancevic F.
2-66-46-3
Monfils G.
Reynolds B.
6-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Sabau R.
7-666-2
Ginepri R.
Tipsarevic J.
7-646-4
Srichaphan P.
Lu Y.
6-35-76-4
Mirnyi M.
Bracciali D.
6-16-3
Blake J.
Gimelstob J.
7-56-1
R64
Dupuis A.
Rusedski G.
5-76-33-2
Monfils G.
Melzer J.
7-627-62
Grosjean S.
Minar I.
6-37-64
Lu Y.
Muller G.
6-47-67
Henman T.
Agassi A.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Greul S.
6-36-3
Lee H.
Mathieu P.
7-626-736-4
Mirnyi M.
Johansson T.
7-663-67-64
Bracciali D.
Lopez F.
6-17-64
Vicente F.
Lee M.
6-36-2
Wang J.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Udomchoke D.
Zib T.
3-67-56-0
Tursunov D.
Bogdanovic A.
7-646-4
Fish M.
Baker J.
6-16-3
Delgado R.
Dlouhy L.
6-47-63
Mahut N.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Moodie W.
6-36-4
Srichaphan P.
Norman D.
6-47-65
Dancevic F.
Carlsen K.
4-66-36-3
Gimelstob J.
Sluiter R.
7-676-2
Tipsarevic J.
Murray A.
7-633-66-2
Ginepri R.
Goldstein P.
3-67-56-1
Reynolds B.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-4
Sabau R.
Vik R.
6-36-3