Gael Monfils vs Olivier Rochus — Metz Round of 32

Metz · ATP · Round of 32
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2012
hard
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWW
Monfils G.
6-3 6-2
Rochus O.
Monfils G.
662
Rochus O.
32–

Gael Monfils defeated Olivier Rochus 6-3 6-2 in the Metz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardGael Monfils4-6 6-1 6-2
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayGael Monfils4-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
2006-08-21New HavenR16hardOlivier Rochus6-4 6-3
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayOlivier Rochus4-6 6-4 6-1
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardOlivier Rochus6-1 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Rochus O.
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.Rochus O.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Rochus O.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
85
Break points won·Dominant
76
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
48

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

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Seppi A.
Monfils G.
3-66-16-4
Tsonga J.
Davydenko N.
6-03-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
6-757-666-0
Seppi A.
Mayer F.
7-56-2
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-736-46-4
R16
Karlovic I.
Granollers M.
7-632-2
Levine J.
Berrer M.
6-43-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Paire B.
6-21-66-1
Tsonga J.
Reix C.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Muller G.
7-56-4
Seppi A.
Millot V.
6-26-1
Mayer F.
Blake J.
6-746-36-4
Monfils G.
Mahut N.
7-647-5
R32
Karlovic I.
De Schepper K.
7-657-63
Berrer M.
Hajek J.
6-42-0
Mahut N.
Brands D.
7-687-64
Paire B.
Malisse X.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Rochus O.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Olivetti A.
6-27-64
Seppi A.
Dodig I.
6-776-36-4
Davydenko N.
Zverev M.
2-66-36-3
Muller G.
Mathieu P.
7-656-4
Levine J.
Stebe C.
6-36-2
Reix C.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-33-67-5
Millot V.
Sijsling I.
6-46-4