Olivier Rochus vs Gael MonfilsNew Haven Round of 16

New Haven · ATP · Round of 16
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2006
hard
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rochus O.
6-4 6-3
Monfils G.
Rochus O.
662
Monfils G.
43

Olivier Rochus defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 6-3 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-09-17MetzR32hardGael Monfils6-3 6-2
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardGael Monfils4-6 6-1 6-2
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayGael Monfils4-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayOlivier Rochus4-6 6-4 6-1
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardOlivier Rochus6-1 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rochus O.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Serve advantage — Monfils G.

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

Rochus O.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
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.6
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
99
Break points won·Dominant
47
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
98

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