Gael Monfils vs Nicolas Almagro — Beijing Olympics Round of 64

Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#305ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008 ·
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Monfils G.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
6362
Almagro N.
4631

Gael Monfils defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Beijing Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gael Monfils closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-2 6-4
2013-04-08HoustonR16clayNicolas Almagro2-6 6-0 6-3
2009-02-23AcapulcoFhardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-3 7-5
2006-04-24BarcelonaR32clayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
86
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
82
Break points won·Dominant
79
16
Deciding sets·Clear edge
89
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
51

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

Freshness

Recent load
Monfils G.Almagro N.
Freshness·
89
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Monfils G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw