R16 Australian Open 2017

Rafael Nadal #9 def. Gael Monfils #6

6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Gael Monfils 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2017 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
215
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
110
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.3%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.6%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%64.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.3%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%30.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+5.5-6.9
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.
+6.9-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalGael Monfils
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Sep 1, 1986
Age3030
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)96
Ranking points (entering)3,1953,625
Elo (entering)2,1612,099
Current career W-L1,056–228577–363
Current career earnings$134,946,100$25,007,032
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #9 12 – 2 Gael Monfils #6

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Zverev #244-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Marcos Baghdatis #366-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Florian Mayer #496-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #36-4 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2017QF

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Kohlschreiber #336-3 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Alexandr Dolgopolov #696-3 6-4 1-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Jiri Vesely #536-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128