Gael Monfils vs Grigor Dimitrov — Miami Masters Round of 16

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 16
Gael Monfils
FRA16
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL26
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Monfils G.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Dimitrov G.
Monfils G.
65662
Dimitrov G.
77331

Gael Monfils defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Miami Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, defending last year's round of 32. 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
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayGael Monfils6-1 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR16hardGael Monfils7-5 7-6(6) 7-5
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 40%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[6]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Goffin D.[15]
7-656-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Kyrgios N.[24]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.[6]
Monfils G.[16]
4-66-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Berdych T.[7]
6-36-3
Goffin D.[15]
Simon G.[18]
3-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[24]
Raonic M.[12]
6-47-64
R16
Monfils G.[16]
Dimitrov G.[26]
6-756-36-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[17]
6-26-4
Raonic M.[12]
Dzumhur D.
6-06-3
Simon G.[18]
Pouille L.
6-06-1
Goffin D.[15]
Zeballos H.
7-56-3
Berdych T.[7]
Gasquet R.[10]
6-43-67-5
Kyrgios N.[24]
Kuznetsov A.
7-636-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Thiem D.[14]
6-36-4
R32
Monfils G.[16]
Cuevas P.[23]
6-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Tsonga J.[9]
2-66-37-63
Kyrgios N.[24]
Smyczek T.
6-46-4
Raonic M.[12]
Sock J.[22]
7-636-4
Goffin D.[15]
Troicki V.[19]
6-16-1
Zeballos H.
Verdasco F.
1-66-47-64
Gasquet R.[10]
Paire B.[20]
6-36-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Sousa J.[33]
6-46-1
Pouille L.
Ferrer D.[8]
6-717-647-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Dolgopolov A.[27]
6-26-2
Thiem D.[14]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-2
Dimitrov G.[26]
Murray A.[2]
6-716-46-3
Simon G.[18]
Cilic M.[11]
6-36-746-3
Dzumhur D.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-16-2
Kuznetsov A.
Mannarino A.
2-67-56-0
Berdych T.[7]
Johnson S.[31]
6-36-766-3
R64
Berdych T.[7]
Ram R.
W/O
Dzumhur D.
Nadal R.[5]
2-66-43-0
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Bedene A.
7-52-2
Kukushkin M.
Bellucci T.[30]
5-76-30-0
Dimitrov G.[26]
Delbonis F.
7-684-66-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Giraldo S.
6-36-1
Dolgopolov A.[27]
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Herbert P.
6-27-64
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.[29]
6-756-26-4
Smyczek T.
Isner J.[13]
6-22-67-65
Raonic M.[12]
Kudla D.
7-646-4
Pouille L.
Garcia Lopez G.[32]
6-26-4
Simon G.[18]
Monaco J.
7-56-1
Goffin D.[15]
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Chardy J.[28]
6-46-4
Zeballos H.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Paire B.[20]
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.[10]
Ramos A.
6-46-4
Thiem D.[14]
Groth S.
7-56-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Edmund K.
6-36-3
Cilic M.[11]
Lajovic D.
6-46-1
Sock J.[22]
Stakhovsky S.
6-23-2
Troicki V.[19]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-767-697-63
Johnson S.[31]
Zverev A.
7-697-63
Cuevas P.[23]
Millman J.
7-56-4
Monfils G.[16]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Kyrgios N.[24]
Baghdatis M.
6-26-1
Ferrer D.[8]
Fritz T.
7-666-1
Kuznetsov A.
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-3
Sousa J.[33]
Pospisil V.
6-717-656-2
Murray A.[2]
Istomin D.
6-37-5
Nishioka Y.
Lopez F.[21]
6-46-4
R128
Zverev A.
Mmoh M.
7-637-64
Ito T.
Mahut N.
7-636-2
Giraldo S.
Mathieu P.
6-22-66-3
Bedene A.
Carballes Baena R.
4-66-26-3
Seppi A.
Young D.
6-36-1
Herbert P.
Rosol L.
7-56-4
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Smyczek T.
Paul T.
6-45-77-5
Dzumhur D.
Mayer L.
4-66-36-4
Fritz T.
Bolelli S.
6-46-2
Pouille L.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
del Potro J.
Pella G.
6-07-64
Ram R.
Donskoy E.
7-57-67
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Ramos A.
Gonzalez A.
5-76-27-63
Groth S.
Estrella V.
6-36-2
Pospisil V.
Schwartzman D.
2-66-37-64
Millman J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Dodig I.
3-66-35-0
Delbonis F.
Ymer E.
6-14-66-3
Kuznetsov A.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-3
Mannarino A.
Marchenko I.
2-66-26-3
Kukushkin M.
Baker B.
6-46-2
Granollers M.
Fratangelo B.
6-37-5
Cervantes Huegun I.
Rublev A.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Muller G.
7-626-3
Nishioka Y.
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Edmund K.
Vesely J.
6-45-77-66
Istomin D.
Coric B.
4-67-57-5
Stakhovsky S.
Jarry N.
7-677-5
Kudla D.
Chung H.
6-33-66-1
Lajovic D.
Novikov D.
6-17-65