Monfils ousts Medvedev in the 3rd round of the BNP Paribas Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

    BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Monfils bests Medvedev to compete against Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev

    Gael Monfils topples Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells on Monday. Monfils will try to keep the momentum against Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Monfils
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    Monfils's Record

    Gael added to his prize money $ 40,175 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 94,575 after this win. If he wins the next match, the French player will add $ 85,365 to his earnings to get in total $ 179,940 in total.

    Highlights Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

    Monfils’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Monfils
    Medvedev
    Gael Monfils
    4-6 6-3 6-1
    2h:06
    Daniil Medvedev
    89
    89
    Total points
    82
    82
    41
    41
    Winners
    27
    27
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Winners
    33%
    33%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    5
    5
    7
    7
    Double Faults
    6
    6
    68%
    68%
    1st in
    50%
    50%
    69%
    69%
    1st won
    64%
    64%
    41/59
    41/59
    1st won
    27/42
    27/42
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    50%
    50%
    12/28
    12/28
    2nd won
    21/42
    21/42
    -- Break Points --
    5/14
    5/14
    Total
    2/7
    2/7
    36%
    36%
    Won
    29%
    29%
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    At the end of the match, Gael scored 89 points vs. the Russian’s 82.

    Monfils

    Monfils won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.

    Medvedev

    On the other side, the Russian wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

    After this encounter, the head to head between Monfils and Medvedev is 2-1 for Gael.

    Draw and next match H2H: Gael Monfils vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats

    Monfils will fight against Alcaraz in the 4th round.

    There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Carlos Alcaraz since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

    Gael Monfils Draw info

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    Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Medvedev grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

    They played 52 points. Daniil was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Monfils (33-19). The Russian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). On the losing side, the French player conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

    Gael won the set after he broke Daniil in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Russian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Notwithstanding, Gael didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-3.

    Monfils converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Daniil converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 0th (0-1 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

    They played 61 points. The French player was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the Russian (35-26). The French player lost 15 points on serve (24-15). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

    Monfils had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Daniil Medvedev in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Gael managed to boost his lead after breaking Daniil in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

    It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Monfils won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

    The French player converted 27% of his break points (3/11). He had 11 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Gael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 58 points. The French player won 10 points more than the Russian (34-24). Monfils lost 7 points on serve (13-7). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 21 points on serve (17-21).

     

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