John Isner vs Gael Monfils, Washington 2007, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 4 Aug

Final

John Isner

WinnerRank #6603.0133%Upset

Isner won in 3 sets · 2h 27m

2–1

Set 16–7⁴

Set 27–6¹

Set 37–6²

Gael Monfils

LostRank #2541.4567%

Venue

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Washington, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

1.4vs last year

Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

58%

Moderate

Temperature

35°C

Hot

Altitude

81 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 27m

23Aces25

5Double faults4

90Service points won79

18Service games played18

17Service games won17

18Return games played18

5/683%Break points saved50%1/2

1/250%Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

6Isner

7Monfils

13 meetings

WashingtonSemifinal · 4 Aug 2007HardThis match
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 6²
Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 13 Aug 2021Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 4
BeijingRound of 32 · 1 Oct 2019Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
ViennaRound of 16 · 25 Oct 2018Hard
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 11 Mar 2018Hard
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6³Set 3: 5
Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 13 Mar 2017Hard
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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John Isner vs Gael Monfils, Washington 2007, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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