Nicolas Almagro vs Gael Monfils — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · ATP · Final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009 ·
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#305ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
662
Monfils G.
440

Nicolas Almagro defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

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
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGael Monfils6-4 6-3 7-5
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR64hardGael Monfils6-4 3-6 6-3
2006-04-24BarcelonaR32clayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-4

Statistics

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Almagro N.Monfils G.
Freshness·
—
89

Monfils G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw