F Mexican Open 2009

Nicolas Almagro #21 def. Gael Monfils #10

6-4 6-4

Nicolas Almagro defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 in the 2009 Mexican Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
57
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.9%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.3%77.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.2%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.5%61.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.0%25.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.5%44.5%
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.
+11.1-2.4
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.
+2.4-11.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas AlmagroGael Monfils
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Sep 1, 1986
Age2322
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2110
Ranking points (entering)2,2803,340
Elo (entering)1,7831,981
Current career W-L388–274577–363
Current career earnings$10,752,234$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Almagro #21 1 2 Gael Monfils #10

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Vassallo Arguello #646-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009SF
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #896-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009QF
Potito Starace #707-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Santiago Gonzalez #2316-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32

Nicolas Almagro's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #436-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009SF
Leonardo Mayer #1106-3 6-7(4) 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009QF
Thomaz Bellucci #687-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Olivier Patience #1397-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32