R16 Shanghai Masters 2009

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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
50
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.0%84.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
89.5%48.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%46.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.8%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.1%35.9%
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.
+16.6-17.3
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.
+17.3-16.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicGael Monfils
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Sep 1, 1986
Age3023
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3714
Ranking points (entering)1,0702,285
Elo (entering)1,8642,027
Current career W-L404–284577–363
Current career earnings$10,181,121$25,007,032
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