John Isner vs Gael Monfils — Washington Semi-final
Washington · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 29 July 2007 ·
hard
FRA#305ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Isner J.6-7 7-6 7-6
Monfils G.
Isner J.
6772
Monfils G.
7661
John Isner defeated Gael Monfils 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: John Isner dropped the opening set before beating Gael Monfils 6–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-09 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | John Isner | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2019-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | John Isner | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2018-10-22 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-7 7-6 7-5 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-10-27 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | John Isner | 7-5 6-2 4-6 7-6 |
| 2011-07-31 | Washington | SF | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 2010-10-25 | Montpellier | QF | hard | Gael Monfils | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | John Isner | 6-1 4-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | John Isner | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2008-03-27 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
61
86
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
0
79
Deciding sets·Even
91
89
Tiebreaks·Even
96
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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87
Monfils G.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast