Gael Monfils vs Daniel Brands — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
GER
Daniel Brands
38 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLWW
Monfils G.
6-2 6-1
Brands D.
Monfils G.
662
Brands D.
210

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

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassGael Monfils6-3 7-5 6-4
2013-04-29MunichR16clayDaniel Brands6-3 3-6 6-0
2013-04-22BucharestR16clayDaniel Brands7-6(1) 2-0 RET
2012-12-31DohaQFhardDaniel Brands6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Brands D.

Brands D.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Brands D.
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.Brands D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Brands D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Dominant
76
7
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Monfils G.
6-16-756-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Gojowczyk P.
4-66-26-3
Monfils G.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Gulbis E.[7]
7-56-4
Gojowczyk P.
Brown D.
6-33-67-65
Mayer F.
Hanescu V.
6-46-786-4
Monfils G.
Brands D.
6-26-1
R16
Mayer F.
Murray A.[3]
3-66-46-2
Monfils G.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-27-5
Nadal R.[1]
Kamke T.
6-36-736-3
Gulbis E.[7]
Kubot L.
6-24-66-3
Brown D.
Karlovic I.
3-67-6136-4
Hanescu V.
Verdasco F.[8]
4-67-606-2
Brands D.
Ferrer D.[2]
6-47-5
Gojowczyk P.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
7-647-67
R32
Brown D.
Dodig I.
6-46-2
Nadal R.[1]
Rosol L.
6-27-67
Kamke T.
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Kubot L.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Gojowczyk P.
Thiem D.
7-56-0
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Andujar P.
7-676-2
Verdasco F.[8]
Volandri F.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Mayer F.
Przysiezny M.
6-23-67-65
Murray A.[3]
Zayed M.
6-06-0
Gasquet R.[5]
Hossam K.
7-56-1
Monfils G.
Giraldo S.
7-616-2
Brands D.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.[2]
Dolgopolov A.
6-35-76-3
Gulbis E.[7]
Evans D.
6-24-66-0
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.[4]
7-677-64