Gilles Simon vs Gael Monfils, Australian Open 2009, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Mon 26 Jan

Final · Retired

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.7254%

Simon won · Retired · 1h 59m

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 22–6

Set 36–1

Gael Monfils

LostRank #2542.0046%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

Average

1.4vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

11 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 59m

3Aces1

4Double faults3

45Service points won46

13Service games played12

9Service games won7

12Return games played13

5/956%Break points saved50%5/10

5/1050%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

7Simon

3Monfils

10 meetings

Hard 4–3Clay 2–0Grass 1–0

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 26 Jan 2009HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Gael Monfils · Retired
RotterdamRound of 16 · 13 Feb 2020Hard
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 8 May 2017Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6⁰
TokyoRound of 16 · 6 Oct 2016Hard
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
WimbledonRound of 32 · 4 Jul 2015Grass
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁸Set 4: 2Set 5: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁶Set 4: 6Set 5: 2
MarseilleFinal · 22 Feb 2015Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 7⁷
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴

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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Gilles Simon vs Gael Monfils, Australian Open 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research