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Rafael Nadal #3 def. Gael Monfils #13

6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date	Sep 8, 2009*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-3
Loser	Gael Monfils
Duration	2h 45m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Gael Monfils
Aces	0	11
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	74	61
First serve points won %	73	70
Second serve points won %	62	36
Break points saved %	50	43
Break points converted %	57	50
Service points won %	70	56
Return points won %	44	30
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Gael Monfils
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Sep 1, 1986
Age	23	23
Height	185	193
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	13
Ranking points (entering)	9,025	2,475
Elo (entering)	2,285	1,962
Career W-L	1,045–225	569–356
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$25,007,032

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 4 – 1 Gael Monfils

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 2009	R32	Nicolas Almagro	7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 2009	R64	Nicolas Kiefer	6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2009	R128	Richard Gasquet	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 2009	QF	Fernando Gonzalez	7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Gael Monfils's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 2009	R32	Jose Acasuso	6-3 6-4 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 2009	R64	Andreas Beck	6-3 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2009	R128	Jeremy Chardy	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data