Gael Monfils vs Tim Smyczek — San Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011
hard
USA
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
Monfils G.
6-4 7-6
Smyczek T.
Monfils G.
6782
Smyczek T.
466–

Gael Monfils defeated Tim Smyczek 6-4 7-6 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Smyczek came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Smyczek T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

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

Monfils G.Smyczek T.
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.Smyczek T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Smyczek T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
84
Break points won·Dominant
76
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
42

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

Draw

Final
Raonic M.
Verdasco F.
7-667-65
Semi-finals
Raonic M.
Monfils G.
W/O
Verdasco F.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.
Berankis R.
6-47-62
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Smyczek T.
6-47-66
R16
Istomin D.
Russell M.
7-677-64
Hewitt L.
Dabul B.
3-67-56-3
del Potro J.
Lacko L.
6-17-61
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
7-57-5
Smyczek T.
Nishikori K.
6-43-66-1
Raonic M.
Blake J.
6-27-64
Berankis R.
Young D.
6-45-77-5
Monfils G.
Kendrick R.
6-25-76-4
R32
del Potro J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Smyczek T.
Farah R.
7-53-66-3
Blake J.
Levine J.
7-56-1
Istomin D.
Borvanov R.
6-37-5
Lacko L.
Querrey S.
7-666-3
Russell M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Ram R.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Sweeting R.
6-46-4
Raonic M.
Malisse X.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hajek J.
6-17-66
Kendrick R.
Kunitsyn I.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Klahn B.
6-36-2
Dabul B.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Berankis R.
Becker B.
6-37-62
Young D.
Brown D.
7-626-4