Ivo Karlovic vs Gael Monfils — Nottingham Semi-final
Nottingham · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
FRA#325ATP
1803ELO
1652Grass ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Karlovic I.7-6 7-6
Monfils G.
Karlovic I.
77772
Monfils G.
6464–
Ivo Karlovic defeated Gael Monfils 7-6 7-6 in the Nottingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivo Karlovic won all two sets in tiebreaks against Gael Monfils.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Gael Monfils | 4-6 7-6(8) 6-4 7-5 |
| 2016-10-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Gael Monfils | 7-6(6) 7-6(6) |
| 2016-07-18 | Washington | F | hard | Gael Monfils | 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2011-05-01 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Gael Monfils | 6-3 7-6(6) |
| 2009-08-16 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(2) |
| 2008-04-20 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Gael Monfils | 7-6(8) 6-1 |
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
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
8.3
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
56
88
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
0
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
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
Draw
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-4
Cilic M.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Verdasco F.
Simon G.
6-32-66-3
Monfils G.
Spadea V.
7-646-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Querrey S.
7-637-614
Spadea V.
Stepanek R.
W/O
Verdasco F.
Reynolds B.
6-26-3
Simon G.
Groth S.
6-716-46-4
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
6-14-67-67
Cilic M.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Tursunov D.
W/O
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-2
R32
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Nishikori K.
7-5
Seppi A.
Sela D.
3-66-47-5
Simon G.
Young D.
6-16-4
Reynolds B.
Mahut N.
7-54-66-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Slabinsky A.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Bolelli S.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Guccione C.
7-646-4
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Schwank E.
Nielsen F.
6-36-3
Groth S.
Baker J.
7-676-3
Verdasco F.
Daniel M.
6-47-63
Tursunov D.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Bogdanovic A.
Ward J.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
1-66-46-3