Gael Monfils vs Ernests Gulbis — Kaohsiung CH Quarter-final

Kaohsiung CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA1
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
LAT7
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Monfils G.
7-6 6-2
Gulbis E.
Monfils G.
7762
Gulbis E.
6420

Gael Monfils defeated Ernests Gulbis 7-6 6-2 in the Kaohsiung CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Gael Monfils closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR32hardGael Monfils7-6(2) 6-4 6-3
2016-02-08RotterdamR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-4
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayGael Monfils6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Gulbis E.
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.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.3
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Dominant
76
16
Deciding sets·Even
92
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
6

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
Final
Monfils G.[1]
Kwon S.
6-42-66-1
Semi-finals
Monfils G.[1]
Lee D.
6-16-1
Kwon S.
Jaziri M.[2]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kwon S.
Schnur B.
6-36-4
Lee D.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-27-5
Jaziri M.[2]
Rodionov J.
6-46-766-4
Monfils G.[1]
Gulbis E.[7]
7-646-2
R16
Schnur B.
Yang T.
7-56-3
Jaziri M.[2]
Gaio F.
6-37-64
Kwon S.
Harris L.[5]
6-37-5
Ferreira Silva F.
Ramanathan R.[6]
3-66-47-64
Gulbis E.[7]
Uchiyama Y.
6-26-4
Monfils G.[1]
Soeda G.
6-26-3
Lee D.
Jung J.[4]
7-656-4
Rodionov J.
Tseng C.
6-41-66-3
R32
Gulbis E.[7]
Bublik A.
3-1
Ramanathan R.[6]
Neuchrist M.
6-46-2
Harris L.[5]
Ward J.
6-756-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Nishioka Y.
6-36-0
Lee D.
Brkic T.
6-27-65
Jung J.[4]
Chung Y.
6-36-4
Monfils G.[1]
Santillan A.
5-76-36-4
Gaio F.
Peliwo F.
6-36-0
Soeda G.
Sugita Y.
7-647-64
Kwon S.
Wu T.
6-36-2
Tseng C.
Purcell M.
6-747-56-3
Schnur B.
Kubler J.[3]
6-47-64
Jaziri M.[2]
Li Z.
6-26-2
Yang T.
Moriya H.
6-46-3
Rodionov J.
Gunneswaran P.[8]
6-35-76-3
Uchiyama Y.
Kavcic B.
7-56-2