Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils, Madrid Masters 2018, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-3 6-1
Venue and conditions
La Caja MágicaMadrid, ESPManolo Santana
ClayCourt speed0.6 vs last year98.5Average
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
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
1Aces3
0Double faults2
29/4564%1st serve %63%31/49
16/16100%2nd serve %89%16/18
25/2986%1st serve points won65%20/31
10/1663%2nd serve points won39%7/18
3/3100%Break points saved60%6/10
8Service games played8
Return
11/3135%1st serve return points14%4/29
11/1861%2nd serve return points38%6/16
4/1040%Break points converted0%0/3
8Return games played8
Points
35Service points won27
22Receiver points won10
8Max points in a row4
Games
4Max games in a row1
Point by point
Nadal6
Monfils1
15030040015030040040154030
Nadal5
Monfils1
150300400
Nadal4
Monfils1
1501515301540154030
Nadal3
Monfils1
1503004004015
Nadal2
Monfils1
015151515301540
Nadal2
Monfils0
150300400
Nadal1
Monfils0
150300400401540304040A40
Nadal6
Monfils3
15030030154015
Nadal5
Monfils3
015030040
Nadal5
Monfils2
150151530154015
Nadal4
Monfils2
0151515153030303040
Nadal4
Monfils1
150300400
Nadal3
Monfils1
015030040
Nadal3
Monfils0
0151515153030303040404040A4040A40
Nadal2
Monfils0
0151515301530303040404040A4040
Nadal1
Monfils0
01515151530303030404040A40
Head to head
14Nadal
2Monfils
16 meetingsClay 6–0Hard 7–2Grass 1–0
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 9 May 2018ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- Canada MastersSemifinal · 10 Aug 2019HardRafael NadalGael Monfils
Gael Monfils · Walkover
- 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
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 18 Jan 2014HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gael MonfilsSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
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.