Gael Monfils vs Albert Montanes — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2011
hard
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Monfils G.
6-3 6-1
Montanes A.
Monfils G.
662
Montanes A.
31–

Gael Monfils defeated Albert Montanes 6-3 6-1 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-22UmagQFclayGael Monfils6-2 5-7 7-5
2013-05-19NiceFclayAlbert Montanes6-0 7-6(3)
2013-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR64clayAlbert Montanes6-2 2-6 6-4
2010-07-12StuttgartFgrassAlbert Montanes6-2 1-2 RET
2005-09-12BucharestR32clayAlbert Montanes3-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Montanes A.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Montanes A.
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.Montanes A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Montanes A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
80
Break points won·Dominant
76
24
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Granollers M.
Monaco J.
6-24-67-63
Semi-finals
Granollers M.
del Potro J.
6-47-64
Monaco J.
Ferrer D.
7-51-66-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Ferrero J.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Ferrer D.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Granollers M.
Monfils G.
7-6123-66-4
R16
Ferrero J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-634-66-2
Granollers M.
Cilic M.
3-66-37-5
Davydenko N.
Mahut N.
W/O
Querrey S.
Tsonga J.
7-656-2
del Potro J.
Anderson K.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Andujar P.
6-27-65
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
6-36-1
Ferrer D.
Pospisil V.
6-36-3
R32
Granollers M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
Mahut N.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-656-2
Pospisil V.
Isner J.
6-33-67-69
Ferrero J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-62
Davydenko N.
Simon G.
6-44-66-3
Fognini F.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Monfils G.
Montanes A.
6-36-1
del Potro J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-1
Anderson K.
Klizan M.
6-16-4
Querrey S.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Marti J.
4-67-56-2
Cilic M.
Raonic M.
6-46-4
Andujar P.
Chela J.
6-07-67
Monaco J.
Almagro N.
6-43-66-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Lopez F.
4-66-47-62
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2