Thiemo De Bakker vs Gael Monfils — NED vs FRA Round Robin

NED vs FRA · ATP · Round Robin
NED
Thiemo De Bakker
37 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 18 September 2009 ·
clay
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#305ATP
1803ELO
1685Clay ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
De Bakker T.
6-3 5-7 6-3 6-4
Monfils G.
De Bakker T.
65663
Monfils G.
37341

Thiemo De Bakker defeated Gael Monfils 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the NED vs FRA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Thiemo De Bakker had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Thiemo De Bakker claimed a first win over Gael Monfils in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Thiemo De Bakker closed it out in four sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardGael Monfils6-7 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-1
2010-08-09Canada MastersR32hardGael Monfils7-5 6-3
2010-02-08RotterdamR16hardGael Monfils6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
De Bakker T.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
De Bakker T.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
86
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
96
Break points won·Dominant
22
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Bakker T.Monfils G.
Freshness·
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89

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

Draw