Gael Monfils vs Michael Russell — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2012
hard
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monfils G.
6-3 6-3
Russell M.
Monfils G.
662
Russell M.
33–

Gael Monfils defeated Michael Russell 6-3 6-3 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-25Miami MastersR64hardGael Monfils6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenR128hardGael Monfils6-2 3-6 7-5 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Serve advantage — Monfils G.

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.Russell M.
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.Russell M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
34
Break points saved·Dominant
99
63
Break points won·Dominant
76
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
36

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
6°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Monfils G.
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Simon G.
4-67-646-4
Quarter-finals
Kohlschreiber P.
Gasquet R.
6-23-66-3
Berdych T.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Rufin G.
7-656-726-2
Monfils G.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
R16
Monfils G.
Russell M.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Cipolla F.
6-36-2
Rufin G.
Lopez F.
7-656-3
Nieminen J.
Mathieu P.
7-646-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-47-5
Gasquet R.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Mahut N.
Mayer F.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Serra F.
6-06-2
R32
Roger-Vasselin E.
Bautista Agut R.
7-56-2
Rufin G.
Pospisil V.
6-47-66
Cipolla F.
Gicquel M.
1-66-47-5
Mathieu P.
Stebe C.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Teixeira M.
6-33-66-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Davydenko N.
Robert S.
6-26-1
Mayer F.
Muller G.
7-636-3
Mahut N.
Ramos A.
6-36-2
Serra F.
Kamke T.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-67
Russell M.
Mannarino A.
6-37-5