Gael Monfils tops Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-4 in the final in Adelaide on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. This is the first time that Gael conquered this tournament. He has never played this tournament so far.
This is a very important victory for Gael Monfils who was in fantastic form before the Coronavirus. Then, when tennis went back, he was not able to win a single match in one year.
Gael added $ 39,005 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 87,370 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Gael Monfils vs. Karen Khachanov Adelaide International 1 – Adelaide
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:19
At the end of the match, the French player scored 64 points vs. Karen’s 49.
Monfils
Monfils served extremely well to win 81% of the points (30/37) behind his first serve, and he won 79% points (11/14) on his second serve. Gael won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.
Khachanov
On the other side, Khachanov wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Monfils and Khachanov is 1-0 for Gael.
This was the 11th career title for Monfils. (see list of titles and finals). Khachanov remains with 4th titles after he conquered the tournament in Chengdu 2016, in Marseille 2018, in Moscow 2018 and in Paris 2018. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the French player conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Gael converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 64 points. Gael was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Karen (35-29). Gael dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).
Similarly to the 1st set, The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the French player conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
The French player converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 49 points. Monfils conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Khachanov (29-20). Gael was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (20-2). Regarding the other side of the net, Khachanov conceded 9 points on serve (18-9).
