John Isner vs Gael Monfils — Washington Semi-final
Washington · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 29 July 2007
hard
FRA#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.6-7 7-6 7-6
Monfils G.
Isner J.
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Monfils G.
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John Isner defeated Gael Monfils 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: John Isner dropped the opening set before beating Gael Monfils 6–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-09 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | John Isner | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2019-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | John Isner | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 2018-10-22 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-10-27 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | John Isner | 7-5 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) |
| 2011-07-31 | Washington | SF | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) |
| 2010-10-25 | Montpellier | QF | hard | Gael Monfils | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | John Isner | 6-1 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) |
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | John Isner | 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 |
| 2008-03-27 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-7(8) 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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
Serve & return on hard
Isner J.Monfils G.
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Serve
26
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Return
37
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
64
88
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
0
76
Deciding sets·Even
91
92
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98
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
28°CRain
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 71%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Capdeville P.
4-66-37-65
Isner J.
Haas T.
6-46-767-65
Roddick A.
Lee H.
7-666-2
Monfils G.
Safin M.
6-37-5
R16
Isner J.
Odesnik W.
6-747-637-62
Safin M.
Haase R.
7-56-727-5
Lee H.
Benneteau J.
2-66-26-3
Roddick A.
Stepanek R.
6-31-67-5
Capdeville P.
Johansson T.
7-656-3
Karlovic I.
Spadea V.
6-26-4
Monfils G.
Berrer M.
6-756-36-3
Haas T.
Russell M.
6-36-4
R32
Spadea V.
Moodie W.
7-657-63
Isner J.
Becker B.
3-67-57-66
Safin M.
Hernych J.
6-22-66-2
Haas T.
Falla A.
6-36-2
Russell M.
Whitehouse W.
7-614-1
Berrer M.
Fish M.
7-646-4
Monfils G.
Klizan M.
7-656-4
Stepanek R.
Goldstein P.
6-34-66-4
Roddick A.
Zib T.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
del Potro J.
3-67-6106-3
Karlovic I.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Haase R.
Llodra M.
6-26-777-64
Benneteau J.
Nishikori K.
6-26-3
Capdeville P.
Delic A.
7-657-5
Johansson T.
Clement A.
1-66-36-4
Lee H.
Kunitsyn I.
6-776-36-1
R64
Berrer M.
Bastl G.
6-36-2
Isner J.
Henman T.
4-66-47-64
Moodie W.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Korolev E.
Mello R.
6-46-4
Falla A.
Kendrick R.
3-66-27-5
Whitehouse W.
Vanek J.
3-66-36-3
Odesnik W.
Garcia A.
4-66-36-0
Nishikori K.
Gabashvili T.
7-646-3
Hernych J.
Healey N.
6-31-1
Haase R.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-2
Zib T.
Kim K.
7-626-4
Goldstein P.
Devvarman S.
6-46-2
Klizan M.
Economidis K.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Bozoljac I.
4-66-36-0
Johansson T.
Giraldo S.
7-676-756-4
Kunitsyn I.
Grosjean S.
6-736-46-3