QF Washington Open 2007

Gael Monfils #54 def. Marat Safin #22

6-3 7-5

Gael Monfils defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-5 in the 2007 Washington Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGael MonfilsMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
143
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.7%65.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.2%70.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%52.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.6%63.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.1%21.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+15.3+0.6
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.
-0.6-15.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGael MonfilsMarat Safin
Country FRA RUS
Birth dateSep 1, 1986Jan 27, 1980
Age2027
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5422
Ranking points (entering)6421,165
Elo (entering)1,7761,786
Current career W-L577–363396–249
Current career earnings$25,007,032$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Gael Monfils #54 1 – 0 Marat Safin #22

Path

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Berrer #846-7(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2007R16
Martin Klizan #4597-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2007R32

Gael Monfils's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Isner #4167-6(4) 6-7(1) 6-7(2)LH2HMatch dataAug 4, 2007SF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Haase #1047-5 6-7(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2007R16
Jan Hernych #1216-2 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2007R32