Gael Monfils vs Steve Darcis — Montpellier Quarter-final

Montpellier · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA1
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2015
hard
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Monfils G.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Darcis S.
Monfils G.
4662
Darcis S.
6231

Gael Monfils defeated Steve Darcis 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Montpellier quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR32clayGael Monfils6-3 6-4 7-5
2010-10-25MontpellierR16hardGael Monfils6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Darcis S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Even serve battle

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.Darcis S.
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.Darcis S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Darcis S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
87
Break points won·Clear edge
76
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
84

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
5°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Gasquet R.[4]
Janowicz J.[5]
3-0
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.[4]
Monfils G.[1]
6-46-3
Janowicz J.[5]
Sousa J.[7]
7-693-66-1
Quarter-finals
Sousa J.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.[3]
7-656-4
Janowicz J.[5]
Simon G.[2]
6-27-5
Gasquet R.[4]
Istomin D.[6]
6-36-4
Monfils G.[1]
Darcis S.
4-66-26-3
R16
Darcis S.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Istomin D.[6]
Sela D.
7-616-2
Kohlschreiber P.[3]
Mathieu P.
3-67-656-4
Janowicz J.[5]
Paire B.
6-23-66-3
Simon G.[2]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.[4]
Pouille L.
6-37-66
Monfils G.[1]
De Schepper K.
6-47-63
Sousa J.[7]
Kamke T.
4-66-46-3
R32
De Schepper K.
Ilhan M.
6-43-66-3
Istomin D.[6]
Jaziri M.
3-6
Darcis S.
Ito T.
6-26-2
Pouille L.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-47-64
Kamke T.
Millot V.
2-66-37-5
Janowicz J.[5]
Brown D.
2-67-617-5
Paire B.
Basilashvili N.
5-76-26-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Beck A.
3-66-36-4
Sousa J.[7]
Lokoli L.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Daniel T.
6-36-756-1
Nieminen J.
Struff J.[8]
7-656-3
Sela D.
Zopp J.
6-36-4