Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils, US Open 2009, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Tue 8 Sept

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.4465%

Nadal won in 4 sets · 2h 45m

3–1

Set 16–7³

Set 26–3

Set 36–1

Set 46–3

Gael Monfils

LostRank #2542.6235%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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

Average

2.7vs last year

Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

82%

Humid

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 45m

0Aces11

0Double faults4

77Service points won61

19Service games played18

16Service games won10

18Return games played19

3/650%Break points saved43%6/14

8/1457%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

14Nadal

2Monfils

16 meetings

Hard 7–2Clay 6–0Grass 1–0

US OpenRound of 16 · 8 Sept 2009HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 1Set 4: 3
Canada MastersSemifinal · 10 Aug 2019Hard
Rafael Nadal
Gael Monfils
Gael Monfils · Walkover
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 9 May 2018Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 23 Jan 2017Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
Monte Carlo MastersFinal · 17 Apr 2016Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
StuttgartSemifinal · 13 Jun 2015Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils, US Open 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research