James Blake #7 def. Gael Monfils #23

6-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Gael Monfils retired.

James Blake defeated Gael Monfils 6-1 RET after Gael Monfils retired in the 2006 Queen's Club Championships quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.5%70.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%64.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
80.0%14.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.3%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%22.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.0%37.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+14.8-12.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.5-14.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeGael Monfils
Country USA FRA
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Sep 1, 1986
Age2619
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)723
Ranking points (entering)1,9451,245
Elo (entering)1,9391,831
Current career W-L349–237577–363
Current career earnings$7,981,882$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #7 0 1 Gael Monfils #23

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robby Ginepri #166-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Justin Gimelstob #937-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #57-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2006SF

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #47-6(11) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Bobby Reynolds #1106-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32
Jurgen Melzer #797-6(2) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2006R64