Gael Monfils vs Denis Istomin — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2009
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Monfils G.
7-6 7-6
Istomin D.
Monfils G.
77772
Istomin D.
6362–

Gael Monfils defeated Denis Istomin 7-6 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-03MontpellierQFhardGael Monfils6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

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

Monfils G.Istomin D.
26
Serve
—
37
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Dominant
76
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
18

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

Final
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Soderling R.
1-67-616-2
Verdasco F.
Gonzalez F.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Berdych T.
6-26-2
Gonzalez F.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
7-56-4
R16
Davydenko N.
Dent T.
6-37-64
Berdych T.
Greul S.
6-34-66-3
Youzhny M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Evans B.
6-16-1
Gonzalez F.
Bopanna R.
6-43-66-4
Gasquet R.
Johansson J.
4-67-616-2
Verdasco F.
Beck K.
6-46-0
Monfils G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-2
R32
Monfils G.
Istomin D.
7-637-62
Dent T.
Golubev A.
4-66-37-64
Vassallo Arguello M.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Beck K.
Kukushkin M.
1-67-646-3
Gasquet R.
Crivoi V.
6-16-2
Johansson J.
Hewitt L.
7-676-3
Bopanna R.
Acasuso J.
4-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Lu Y.
4-66-37-65
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
7-636-2
Berdych T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-13-66-2
Greul S.
Rochus C.
6-43-66-2
Evans B.
Yani M.
6-36-4