Gael Monfils vs Grigor Dimitrov — US Open Round of 16

US Open · ATP · Round of 16
Gael Monfils
FRA20
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL7
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Monfils G.
7-5 7-6 7-5
Dimitrov G.
Monfils G.
77873
Dimitrov G.
56650

Gael Monfils defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 7-6 7-5 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, defending last year's round of 128. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian Wells MastersR32hardGrigor Dimitrov7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(2)
2024-07-01WimbledonR32grassGrigor Dimitrov6-3 6-4 6-3
2016-03-21Miami MastersR16hardGael Monfils6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayGael Monfils6-1 6-3
2014-04-21BucharestSFclayGrigor Dimitrov5-1 RET
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardGael Monfils7-6(4) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Dimitrov G.
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.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.3
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Slight edge
76
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Monfils G.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
69

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%
Final
Cilic M.[14]
Nishikori K.[10]
6-36-36-3
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[10]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-41-67-646-3
Cilic M.[14]
Federer R.[2]
6-36-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[8]
7-616-716-26-4
Cilic M.[14]
Berdych T.[6]
6-26-47-64
Nishikori K.[10]
Wawrinka S.[3]
3-67-57-676-756-4
Federer R.[2]
Monfils G.[20]
4-63-66-47-56-2
R16
Monfils G.[20]
Dimitrov G.[7]
7-57-667-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-17-56-4
Murray A.[8]
Tsonga J.[9]
7-57-56-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Robredo T.[16]
7-54-67-676-2
Cilic M.[14]
Simon G.[26]
5-77-636-43-66-3
Federer R.[2]
Bautista Agut R.[17]
6-46-36-2
Nishikori K.[10]
Raonic M.[5]
4-67-646-767-56-4
Berdych T.[6]
Thiem D.
6-16-26-4
R32
Murray A.[8]
Kuznetsov A.
6-17-54-66-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Isner J.[13]
7-644-67-627-64
Nishikori K.[10]
Mayer L.[23]
6-46-26-3
Berdych T.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-36-26-4
Thiem D.
Lopez F.[19]
6-46-26-3
Cilic M.[14]
Anderson K.[18]
6-33-66-36-4
Federer R.[2]
Granollers M.
4-66-16-16-1
Monfils G.[20]
Gasquet R.[12]
6-46-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-46-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kavcic B.
W/O
Raonic M.[5]
Estrella V.
7-657-657-63
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Mannarino A.
7-56-26-3
Robredo T.[16]
Kyrgios N.
3-66-37-646-3
Simon G.[26]
Ferrer D.[4]
6-33-66-16-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Goffin D.
0-66-36-46-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Querrey S.
6-36-26-2
R64
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Llodra M.
6-2
Ferrer D.[4]
Tomic B.
W/O
Nishikori K.[10]
Andujar P.
6-46-1
Carreno Busta P.
Paire B.
6-16-43-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Mathieu P.
6-16-36-0
Querrey S.
Garcia Lopez G.[28]
6-36-46-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Nedovyesov A.
6-36-46-4
Kuznetsov A.
Verdasco F.[31]
6-34-64-67-56-3
Murray A.[8]
Bachinger M.
6-36-36-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Bellucci T.
6-36-43-67-61
Kavcic B.
Chardy J.[30]
6-27-666-3
Kyrgios N.
Seppi A.
6-47-626-4
Robredo T.[16]
Bolelli S.
5-76-756-46-36-2
Mayer L.[23]
Ebden M.
6-16-36-4
Estrella V.
Coric B.
7-624-66-46-2
Raonic M.[5]
Gojowczyk P.
7-645-76-47-63
Berdych T.[6]
Klizan M.
6-34-66-23-66-3
Gabashvili T.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-16-47-64
Lopez F.[19]
Ito T.
6-43-66-47-64
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[11]
4-63-66-46-36-3
Anderson K.[18]
Janowicz J.
6-766-26-16-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Sela D.
6-16-26-2
Goffin D.
Sousa J.[32]
6-46-26-0
Monfils G.[20]
Gonzalez A.
7-56-36-2
Gasquet R.[12]
Lorenzi P.
7-646-36-3
Mannarino A.
Fognini F.[15]
6-36-46-1
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Smyczek T.
6-36-26-1
Granollers M.
Karlovic I.[25]
7-666-737-653-66-4
Federer R.[2]
Groth S.
6-46-46-4
Cilic M.[14]
Marchenko I.
7-626-26-4
Isner J.[13]
Struff J.
7-656-46-2
Simon G.[26]
Delbonis F.
6-43-67-56-1
R128
Lopez F.[19]
Dodig I.
1-67-52-66-41-1
Ito T.
Johnson S.
6-23-65-74-1
Struff J.
Kukushkin M.
2-63-66-36-37-5
Mathieu P.
Muller G.
6-777-57-666-756-1
Querrey S.
Gonzalez M.
6-24-66-44-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.[28]
Lu Y.
6-46-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Bagnis F.
6-27-636-3
Llodra M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-37-5
Nedovyesov A.
Mcgee J.
4-66-26-17-63
Carreno Busta P.
Beck A.
6-34-66-27-60
Paire B.
Benneteau J.[24]
7-645-76-44-66-4
Verdasco F.[31]
Rola B.
6-33-67-51-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Klahn B.
6-44-66-37-5
Bachinger M.
Stepanek R.
6-36-26-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Vesely J.
6-27-667-63
Bellucci T.
Mahut N.
7-646-46-1
Kavcic B.
Young D.
7-56-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Youzhny M.[21]
7-57-642-67-61
Seppi A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-16-4
Bolelli S.
Pospisil V.
2-66-46-23-66-3
Robredo T.[16]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-36-4
Nishikori K.[10]
Odesnik W.
6-26-46-2
Ebden M.
Kamke T.
6-46-37-62
Coric B.
Rosol L.[29]
6-46-16-2
Estrella V.
Sijsling I.
2-66-46-36-2
Gojowczyk P.
Becker B.
6-26-46-2
Berdych T.[6]
Hewitt L.
6-36-46-3
Klizan M.
Darcis S.
3-62-67-657-56-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Donskoy E.
2-67-663-66-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Giraldo S.[27]
6-31-67-666-3
Thiem D.
Lacko L.
6-36-36-2
Marchenko I.
Chiudinelli M.
7-634-67-6137-64
Janowicz J.
Lajovic D.
6-37-55-77-5
Anderson K.[18]
Cuevas P.
6-36-734-66-27-61
Simon G.[26]
Albot R.
6-36-46-2
Delbonis F.
Rubin N.
6-46-36-0
Tomic B.
Brown D.
7-626-47-63
Ferrer D.[4]
Dzumhur D.
6-16-22-66-2
Dimitrov G.[7]
Harrison R.
6-27-646-2
Sela D.
Berlocq C.
1-66-36-27-5
Goffin D.
Desein N.
6-16-36-3
Sousa J.[32]
Dancevic F.
7-663-66-24-67-62
Monfils G.[20]
Donaldson J.
6-46-26-4
Gonzalez A.
Tursunov D.
6-46-47-5
Fognini F.[15]
Golubev A.
6-46-46-2
Mannarino A.
Riba P.
3-67-56-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Haider Maurer A.
5-77-611-67-56-1
Karlovic I.[25]
Nieminen J.
6-46-43-66-4
Granollers M.
Melzer J.
7-616-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Matosevic M.
6-36-47-64
Andujar P.
Sock J.
6-43-66-1
Mayer L.[23]
Montanes A.
6-23-0
Cilic M.[14]
Baghdatis M.
6-33-1
Lorenzi P.
Nishioka Y.
6-16-22-1
Isner J.[13]
Giron M.
7-656-27-62
Murray A.[8]
Haase R.
6-37-661-67-5
Groth S.
Ramos A.
6-37-656-3
Tsonga J.[9]
Monaco J.
6-34-67-626-1
Chardy J.[30]
Falla A.
6-756-27-56-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Schwartzman D.
6-16-26-4
Gasquet R.[12]
Istomin D.
7-57-656-4
Gulbis E.[11]
De Schepper K.
6-16-46-2
Smyczek T.
Krajinovic F.
4-66-36-27-65
Raonic M.[5]
Daniel T.
6-36-27-61