Paul Henri Mathieu vs Gael Monfils — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Mathieu P.
4-6 6-4 7-5
Monfils G.
Mathieu P.
4672
Monfils G.
6451

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Gael Monfils 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-21BucharestQFclayGael Monfils3-6 7-6(8) 6-2
2013-07-08StuttgartR32grassGael Monfils7-6(0) 6-4
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardGael Monfils6-2 6-2
2007-07-09GstaadQFclayPaul Henri Mathieu6-1 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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

Mathieu P.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
Mathieu P.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
99
Break points won·Dominant
31
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
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
7°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
7-57-63
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Djokovic N.
6-47-61
Llodra M.
Simon G.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Youzhny M.
7-647-63
Simon G.
Benneteau J.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.
Zverev M.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
6-26-716-4
R16
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
7-647-61
Llodra M.
Mathieu P.
6-37-61
Benneteau J.
Bastl G.
6-12-66-1
Zverev M.
Clement A.
6-45-76-2
Tsonga J.
Bolelli S.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Seppi A.
7-626-3
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
6-44-66-2
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
7-56-4
R32
Bolelli S.
Bloomfield R.
7-657-61
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-37-5
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-646-4
Schuettler R.
Recouderc L.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Santoro F.
4-66-46-2
Bastl G.
Gicquel M.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Monfils G.
4-66-47-5
Llodra M.
De Voest R.
7-626-1
Seppi A.
Janowicz J.
7-653-67-63
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-46-726-1
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-47-5
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-26-2
Tsonga J.
Golubev A.
7-656-2
Clement A.
Safin M.
4-66-36-2
Zverev M.
Marchenko I.
6-756-36-4
Hernych J.
Vliegen K.
6-33-66-4