Gael Monfils vs James Blake — Brisbane Quarter-final

Brisbane · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 January 2010
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monfils G.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Monfils G.
3662
Blake J.
6341

Gael Monfils defeated James Blake 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Brisbane quarter-final on hard. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-08HoustonR32clayGael Monfils7-6(5) 7-5
2007-05-07Rome MastersR64clayJames Blake7-6(4) 6-3
2006-06-12Queen's ClubQFgrassJames Blake6-1 RET
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayGael Monfils6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(1) 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.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.Blake J.
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.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
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·Clear edge
8.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
88
Break points won·Dominant
76
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
55

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
32°COvercast
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Stepanek R.
7-627-67
Semi-finals
Stepanek R.
Monfils G.
6-26-1
Roddick A.
Berdych T.
1-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Blake J.
3-66-36-4
Berdych T.
Bellucci T.
7-642-67-63
Roddick A.
Gasquet R.
6-37-65
Stepanek R.
Odesnik W.
7-626-1
R16
Berdych T.
Baghdatis M.
6-06-1
Stepanek R.
Dolgopolov A.
5-77-646-2
Odesnik W.
Falla A.
6-786-26-1
Monfils G.
Serra F.
6-757-656-1
Blake J.
Gicquel M.
6-33-67-68
Bellucci T.
Levy H.
6-44-66-4
Gasquet R.
Ebden M.
6-36-4
Roddick A.
Ball C.
7-606-3
R32
Blake J.
Querrey S.
4-66-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Tomic B.
6-46-4
Odesnik W.
Clement A.
6-47-62
Falla A.
Chardy J.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Lindahl N.
6-26-4
Ebden M.
Melzer J.
7-56-1
Monfils G.
Dent T.
7-616-756-2
Bellucci T.
Chela J.
6-33-66-1
Ball C.
Zverev M.
7-56-1
Roddick A.
Luczak P.
7-656-2
Serra F.
Reister J.
6-737-657-5
Gicquel M.
Petzschner P.
6-36-1
Levy H.
Llodra M.
6-26-0
Baghdatis M.
Fish M.
7-57-5
Stepanek R.
Millman J.
6-46-0
Gasquet R.
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-4