R16 Roland Garros 2006

Novak Djokovic #63 def. Gael Monfils #28

7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Gael Monfils 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2006 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
76
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.4%47.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.6%72.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%54.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.3%63.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.6%28.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
+8.8+0.9
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.
-0.9-8.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicGael Monfils
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 1, 1986
Age1919
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6328
Ranking points (entering)6271,100
Elo (entering)1,8051,816
Current career W-L1,146–232577–363
Current career earnings$195,605,543$25,007,032
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #63 1 – 0 Gael Monfils #28

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Haas #257-5 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2006R32
Fernando Gonzalez #96-4 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2006R64
Luis Horna #466-3 5-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #24-6 4-6 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2006QF

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #86-2 6-7(2) 7-6(1) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2006R32
Dick Norman #1104-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2006R64
Andy Murray #456-4 6-7(2) 1-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128