Gael Monfils wins against Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(5) 6-4 in the semifinal in Auckland on Friday. Monfils will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Nuno Borges or Zizou Bergs in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the semifinal in 2013. Here you can see his history at this event.
The French player added to his prize money $ 24,870 after winning this match. He has already won $ 60,350 after this win. If he wins the next match, Monfils will add $ 43,105 to his earnings to get in total $ 103,455 in total.
Highlights Gael Monfils vs. Nishesh Basavareddy ASB Classic – Auckland
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
The French player won this match even if he won less points than the American (73 vs. 74).
Monfils
Monfils served pretty well to win 75% of the points (36/48) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (22/40) on his second serve. Monfils didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (1/2).
Basavareddy
On the other side, the American wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Monfils and Basavareddy is 2-0 for Gael.
Draw and next match H2H: Gael Monfils vs. Nuno Borges or Zizou Bergs – stats
Monfils will face either Nuno Borges or Zizou Bergs in the final. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Nuno Borges and 0-0 vs. Zizou Bergs.
Live score progression and stats
Monfils won the set after he broke the American .
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Basavareddy was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).
They played 91 points. It’s worth to point out that, The French player won this set even if he scored less points 11 than Nishesh (40-51). Monfils surrendered 17 points on serve (30-17). On the losing side, Basavareddy conceded 10 points on serve (34-10).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Gael conquered in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Gael converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 56 points. Gael was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Basavareddy (32-24). Monfils lost 10 points on serve (25-10). On the other side, Basavareddy conceded 7 points on serve (14-7).
Gael Monfils in Auckland |
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Tennis Scores in Auckland
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-65 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H details and stats