Nicolas Almagro vs Gael Monfils — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · ATP · Final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
662
Monfils G.
44–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-2 6-4
2013-04-08HoustonR16clayNicolas Almagro2-6 6-0 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-3 7-5
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR64hardGael Monfils6-4 3-6 6-3
2006-04-24BarcelonaR32clayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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

Serve & return on hard

Almagro N.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
Almagro N.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Dominant
23
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 26%

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Mayer L.
6-36-744-1
Vassallo Arguello M.
Koellerer D.
6-37-66
Almagro N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-27-62
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
7-56-2
R16
Gimeno Traver D.
Montanes A.
7-657-65
Almagro N.
Starace P.
7-616-756-3
Acasuso J.
Chela J.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kim K.
6-26-0
Mayer L.
Moya C.
6-47-5
Monfils G.
Bellucci T.
7-646-756-1
Koellerer D.
Martin A.
6-45-77-64
Vassallo Arguello M.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
R32
Kim K.
Monaco J.
1-63-0
Martin A.
Daniel M.
6-47-5
Koellerer D.
Nalbandian D.
1-66-36-4
Acasuso J.
Dabul B.
6-37-5
Bellucci T.
Devilder N.
3-66-46-4
Monfils G.
Patience O.
7-646-4
Mayer L.
Junqueira D.
7-616-3
Moya C.
Andujar P.
6-46-726-2
Robredo T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-43-66-3
Chela J.
Cuevas P.
2-66-36-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Navarro I.
6-35-77-63
Granollers M.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Starace P.
Hernandez O.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez S.
6-46-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Lapentti N.
6-45-76-3
Montanes A.
Echagaray B.
6-16-4