Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils, Doha 2009, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-4 6-4
Venue and conditions
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash ComplexDoha, QAT
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.8 vs last year98.1Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 29m0Aces7
2Double faults0
36Service points won39
10Service games played10
7Service games won9
10Return games played10
4/757%Break points saved0%0/1
1/1100%Break points converted43%3/7
Head to head
14Nadal
2Monfils
16 meetingsHard 7–2Clay 6–0Grass 1–0
- DohaQuarterfinal · 8 Jan 2009HardThis matchGael MonfilsSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Canada MastersSemifinal · 10 Aug 2019HardRafael NadalGael Monfils
Gael Monfils · Walkover
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 9 May 2018ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 23 Jan 2017HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersFinal · 17 Apr 2016ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
- StuttgartSemifinal · 13 Jun 2015GrassRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- 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.