Tomas Berdych #10 def. Gael Monfils #52

6-3 6-2

Tomas Berdych defeated Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTomas BerdychGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%65.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.1%65.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
88.9%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.4%37.6%
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.
+16.7-5.8
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.
+5.8-16.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldTomas BerdychGael Monfils
Country CZE FRA
Birth dateSep 17, 1985Sep 1, 1986
Age2221
Height196 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1052
Ranking points (entering)1,685642
Elo (entering)1,9191,782
Current career W-L599–324577–363
Current career earnings$29,491,328$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
Tomas Berdych #10 0 0 Gael Monfils #52

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.