ZHUHAI. Ramos upsets Monfils in the quarter

ZHUHAI OPEN - ZHUHAI. Ramos shocks Monfils to face Adrian Mannarino in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Albert Ramos-Vinolas stuns Gael Monfils 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Zhuhai on Friday. Ramos will play Adrian Mannarino in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Monfils had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Ramos in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, the Spaniard found the way to come back to break Gael 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

A crucial moment of the match was when the Spaniard won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

2nd set.

Ramos won the set after he broke Monfils in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Monfils tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, Ramos didn’t lose the lead before winning the set 6-4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Ramos scored 71 points vs. the French Player’s 58 points.

Ramos was effective in converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9). On the other side, Gael was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Ramos and Monfils is 2-4 for Gael.

Next Match: Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Adrian Mannarino – stats

Ramos will compete against Mannarino in the semifinal.

This will be the 6th time that Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Adrian Mannarino square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Ramos (see full H2H stats), but Mannarino leads 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Ramos won 6-72 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Geneva back in May 2019.

Tennis Scores in Zhuhai

Upcoming matches

  • Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (2-3) – See H2H details
  • Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – See H2H details