Gael Monfils vs Rafael Nadal — Doha Semi-final

Doha · ATP · Semi-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, 2 January 2012
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monfils G.
6-3 6-4
Nadal R.
Monfils G.
662
Nadal R.
34–

Gael Monfils defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 14–1, defending last year's semi-final. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 14–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Gael Monfils closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersFclayRafael Nadal7-5 5-7 6-0
2015-06-08StuttgartSFgrassRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-3
2013-12-30DohaFhardRafael Nadal6-1 6-7(5) 6-2
2011-04-18BarcelonaQFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2010-10-04TokyoFhardRafael Nadal6-1 7-5
2010-05-09Madrid MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-3
2009-02-09RotterdamSFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2009-01-05DohaQFhardGael Monfils6-4 6-4
2008-10-26Paris MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2006-05-08Rome MastersSFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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.Nadal R.
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.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
97
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Clear edge
76
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Monfils G.
7-56-3
Gasquet R.
Davydenko N.
3-67-646-3
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Federer R.
W/O
Monfils G.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
6-26-3
Gasquet R.
Brands D.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-35-76-4
Tsonga J.
Ramos A.
6-26-1
Monfils G.
Troicki V.
6-26-3
Nadal R.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Gasquet R.
Lacko L.
6-16-3
Davydenko N.
Bolelli S.
6-16-1
Brands D.
Monfils G.
6-17-5
Ferrer D.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-0
R16
Ramos A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
W/O
Federer R.
Zemlja G.
6-26-3
Seppi A.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-3
Troicki V.
Bachinger M.
7-666-1
Monfils G.
Becker B.
7-54-67-5
Youzhny M.
Karlovic I.
6-26-736-3
Nadal R.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-2
Tsonga J.
Cipolla F.
7-686-3
Lorenzi P.
Rosol L.
6-06-4
Gasquet R.
Zemlja G.
6-776-47-63
Lacko L.
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-42-66-4
Brands D.
Safwat M.
4-66-36-2
Bolelli S.
Kubot L.
2-66-46-4
Davydenko N.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Ferrer D.
Kamke T.
6-36-2
R32
Seppi A.
Kubot L.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Machado R.
7-56-3
Becker B.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-5
Bachinger M.
Bautista Agut R.
6-36-4
Troicki V.
Rosol L.
6-47-64
Bogomolov Jr A.
Volandri F.
5-76-46-2
Ramos A.
Tursunov D.
7-56-2
Cipolla F.
Al Mutawa J.
6-06-0
Tsonga J.
Jaziri M.
7-656-756-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Andujar P.
6-22-66-3
Zemlja G.
Bubka S.
4-66-16-1
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
6-46-746-2
Karlovic I.
Stakhovsky S.
6-716-27-63
Gremelmayr D.
Starace P.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-726-3
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-26-2
Troicki V.
Phau B.
6-33-66-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Dodig I.
7-656-1
Monfils G.
Zayed M.
6-06-3
Kamke T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-16-2
Gasquet R.
Hernych J.
6-36-4
Zemlja G.
Fognini F.
6-23-66-4
Lacko L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-12-66-4
Safwat M.
Al Mutawa J.
6-06-0
Brands D.
Chardy J.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Lopez F.
6-46-2
Bolelli S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-737-62
Davydenko N.
Hanescu V.
6-26-3
Rosol L.
Andujar P.
6-27-62
Lorenzi P.
Ramos A.
7-646-1
Ferrer D.
Brown D.
5-76-36-2
Youzhny M.
Becker B.
4-67-636-1