Roger Federer #1 def. Gael Monfils #59

6-2 5-7 6-3 7-5

Roger Federer defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 5-7 6-3 7-5 in the 2008 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 7, 2008*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Gael Monfils
Aces	2	10
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	71	59
First serve points won %	69	70
Second serve points won %	51	36
Break points saved %	77	53
Break points converted %	47	23
Service points won %	64	56
Return points won %	44	36
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Gael Monfils
Country	SUI	FRA
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Sep 1, 1986
Age	26	21
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	59
Ranking points (entering)	6,675	613
Elo (entering)	2,243	1,861
Current career W-L	1,219–272	576–362
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$25,067,477

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #1 3 – 0 Gael Monfils #59

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #25	2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2008	QF
Julien Benneteau #55	6-4 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2008	R16
Mario Ancic #46	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2008	R32
Albert Montanes #60	6-7(5) 6-1 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2008	R64
Sam Querrey #40	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2008	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	1-6 3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 2008	F

Gael Monfils's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #5	6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2008	QF
Ivan Ljubicic #30	7-6(1) 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2008	R16
Jurgen Melzer #97	4-6 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2008	R32
Luis Horna #102	7-6(5) 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2008	R64
Arnaud Clement #95	7-5 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2008	R128