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Jannik Sinner #2 def. Gael Monfils #69

7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 5, 2021*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	Jannik Sinner
Score	7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4
Loser	Gael Monfils
Duration	3h 42m

Stat	Jannik Sinner	Gael Monfils
Aces	5	21
Double faults	5	10
First serve %	56	59
First serve points won %	69	73
Second serve points won %	55	37
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jannik Sinner	Gael Monfils
Country	ITA	FRA
Birth date	Aug 16, 2001	Sep 1, 1986
Age	20	35
Height	191	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	69
Ranking points (entering)	11,500	800
Elo (entering)	1,947	1,855
Career W-L	351–92	569–356
Career earnings	$64,837,801	$25,007,032

Pre-match H2H

Jannik Sinner 2 – 1 Gael Monfils

Path

Jannik Sinner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Zachary Svajda	6-3 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Max Purcell	6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Jannik Sinner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 2021	R16	Alexander Zverev	4-6 4-6 6-7(7)	L	H2H	Match data

Gael Monfils's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Steve Johnson	7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Federico Coria	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data