Ivan Ljubicic #37 def. Gael Monfils #14

6-2 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Gael Monfils retired.

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 3-0 RET after Gael Monfils retired in the 2009 Shanghai Masters third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicGael Monfils
Aces50
Double faults02
First serve %7685
First serve points won %8948
Second serve points won %5033
Break points saved %20
Break points converted %80
Service points won %8046
Return points won %5420
Total points won %6436

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicGael Monfils
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Sep 1, 1986
Age3023
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3714
Ranking points (entering)1,0702,285
Elo (entering)1,8642,027
Current career W-L404–284577–362
Current career earnings$10,181,121$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #37 3 2 Gael Monfils #14

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #96-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32
Julien Benneteau #336-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2009R64

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #26-3 3-6 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2009QF

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #234-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #356-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2009R64