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Gael Monfils #16 def. Radek Stepanek #14

6-4 5-7 6-4

Match Information

Date	Nov 14, 2009*
Tournament	Paris Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Gael Monfils
Score	6-4 5-7 6-4
Loser	Radek Stepanek
Duration	2h 42m

Stat	Gael Monfils	Radek Stepanek
Aces	11	4
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	62	60
First serve points won %	67	69
Second serve points won %	42	38
Break points saved %	0	45
Break points converted %	55	100
Service points won %	57	57
Return points won %	43	43
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gael Monfils	Radek Stepanek
Country	FRA	CZE
Birth date	Sep 1, 1986	Nov 27, 1978
Age	23	30
Height	193	186
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	16	14
Ranking points (entering)	2,055	2,310
Elo (entering)	1,981	2,028
Career W-L	569–356	366–283
Career earnings	$25,007,032	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Gael Monfils 2 – 1 Radek Stepanek

Path

Gael Monfils's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 14, 2009	QF	Marin Cilic	3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 13, 2009	R16	Julien Benneteau	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 11, 2009	R32	David Guez	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Gael Monfils's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 15, 2009	F	Novak Djokovic	2-6 7-5 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data

Radek Stepanek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 14, 2009	QF	Juan Martin del Potro	4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 13, 2009	R16	Andy Murray	1-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 11, 2009	R32	Viktor Troicki	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data