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Ben Shelton #20 def. Gael Monfils #41

7-6 6-7 7-6 1-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Jan 21, 2025*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Ben Shelton
Score	7-6 6-7 7-6 1-0 (ret.)
Loser	Gael Monfils
Duration	2h 57m

Stat	Ben Shelton	Gael Monfils
Aces	7	12
Double faults	3	9
First serve %	69	60
First serve points won %	81	82
Second serve points won %	54	46
Break points saved %	83	50
Break points converted %	50	17
Service points won %	73	68
Return points won %	32	28
Total points won %	52	48
Serve rating	302	280
Return rating	132	87

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ben Shelton	Gael Monfils
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Oct 9, 2002	Sep 1, 1986
Age	22	38
Height	193	193
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	41
Ranking points (entering)	2,280	1,280
Elo (entering)	1,937	1,981
Career W-L	135–86	569–356
Career earnings	$13,698,562	$25,007,032

Pre-match H2H

Ben Shelton 0 – 0 Gael Monfils

Path

Ben Shelton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2025	R32	Lorenzo Musetti	6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 16, 2025	R64	Pablo Carreno Busta	6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2025	R128	Brandon Nakashima	7-6 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Ben Shelton's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 2025	QF	Lorenzo Sonego	6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

Gael Monfils's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2025	R32	Taylor Fritz	3-6 7-5 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 16, 2025	R64	Daniel Altmaier	7-5 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2025	R128	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	7-6 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data