Gael Monfils vs Yen Hsun Lu — Johannesburg Quarter-final

Johannesburg · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Monfils G.
6-1 6-4
Lu Y.
Monfils G.
662
Lu Y.
14–

Gael Monfils defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-1 6-4 in the Johannesburg quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardGael Monfils6-1 6-4 6-2
2016-07-18WashingtonR32hardGael Monfils6-3 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenR64hardGael Monfils7-6(5) 4-6 0-6 6-1 8-6

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Lu Y.
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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
88
Break points won·Dominant
76
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
32

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

Draw

Final
Lopez F.
Robert S.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Robert S.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Lopez F.
Monfils G.
3-66-17-61
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Lu Y.
6-16-4
Lopez F.
Ram R.
7-626-3
Robert S.
Brown D.
7-656-3
Ferrer D.
Devvarman S.
6-16-3
R16
Ram R.
Phau B.
7-6107-62
Monfils G.
Ouanna J.
6-47-5
Ferrer D.
Prpic F.
6-36-4
Devvarman S.
Alves T.
6-46-1
Brown D.
Recouderc L.
6-46-4
Robert S.
Van Der Merwe I.
7-676-1
Lopez F.
Kavcic B.
6-27-64
Lu Y.
Klaasen R.
6-47-5
R32
Lopez F.
Balleret B.
6-16-756-3
Ouanna J.
Levy H.
7-646-2
Van Der Merwe I.
Okun N.
7-657-62
Lu Y.
Nieminen J.
6-36-2
Devvarman S.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Brown D.
Chiudinelli M.
6-43-66-4
Recouderc L.
Darcis S.
3-66-36-4
Robert S.
Evans B.
3-66-26-2
Ram R.
De Voest R.
6-736-36-3
Phau B.
Wolmarans F.
6-47-5
Kavcic B.
Ascione T.
1-67-56-3
Monfils G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1
Klaasen R.
Guez D.
6-46-3
Alves T.
Dolgopolov A.
5-76-26-3
Prpic F.
Navarro I.
6-37-5
Ferrer D.
Beck K.
6-17-5