LIVE UPDATES. Gael Monfils gets the better of Schwartzman in the 1st round to play vs Ruud at the U.S. Open – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Monfils aces Schwartzman to square off with Casper Ruud in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Gael Monfils prevails over Diego Schwartzman 6-7(2) 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Monfils will fight against Casper Ruud in the 2nd round. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Monfils's Record

Gael added to his prize money $ 40,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Gael will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

After this encounter, the head to head between Monfils and Schwartzman is 4-3.

Draw and next match H2H: Gael Monfils vs. Casper Ruud – stats

Monfils will square off with Ruud in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Gael Monfils and Casper Ruud clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Monfils and Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Ruud won 3-6 7-63 6-4 in the 4th round in Indian Wells back in March 2024.

The French player was great in turning the match in the last 3 sets after surrendering the opener. Finally, he lost only 5 games in the last 3 sets after conquering 93 points vs. Ruud’s 50 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Schwartzman 7-6
SchwartzmanMonfils
7
6
M
1
0
S
2
0
S
3
0
M
4
0
M
4
1
S
5
1
S
6
1
M
6
2
M
7
2
SchwartzmanMonfils
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SchwartzmanMonfils
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
SchwartzmanMonfils
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SchwartzmanMonfils
4
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SchwartzmanMonfils
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SchwartzmanMonfils
3
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SchwartzmanMonfils
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SchwartzmanMonfils
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SchwartzmanMonfils
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SchwartzmanMonfils
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SchwartzmanMonfils
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SchwartzmanMonfils
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40

Diego won the set after he broke Gael in the 3rd (2-1) game. Monfils tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Notwithstanding, Diego maintained the focus to ultimately clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 2.

Tiebreak

Diego won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Monfils won a minibreak in the 6th (1-5) point.

Diego won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-2

Schwartzman was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Monfils was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 92 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Schwartzman won just 2 more points than Monfils (47-45). Diego conceded 14 points on serve (28-14). On the losing side, the French player conceded 19 points on serve (31-19).

2nd Set -
Monfils 6-2
MonfilsSchwartzman
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsSchwartzman
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
MonfilsSchwartzman
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsSchwartzman
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
MonfilsSchwartzman
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
MonfilsSchwartzman
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MonfilsSchwartzman
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40

Gael in this set was more solid than Diego and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the Argentine in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

One of the most important stints of the set was when the French player won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-1 to 5-1.

Monfils was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Gael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 46 points. Gael was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than Diego (30-16). Gael was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Schwartzman conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).

3rd Set -
Monfils 6-2
MonfilsSchwartzman
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
5
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MonfilsSchwartzman
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
MonfilsSchwartzman
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
MonfilsSchwartzman
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Monfils got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Diego Schwartzman in the 1st game (1-0). The French player improved his lead after breaking Diego in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Monfils converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Diego wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 55 points. Gael was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Schwartzman (32-23). Gael conceded 11 points on serve (19-11). On the other side, Diego conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).

4th Set -
Monfils 6-1
MonfilsSchwartzman
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MonfilsSchwartzman
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MonfilsSchwartzman
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
MonfilsSchwartzman
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsSchwartzman
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MonfilsSchwartzman
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MonfilsSchwartzman
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Monfils didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Diego Schwartzman in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Gael managed to boost his lead after breaking Diego 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 4th set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

Gael converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 2nd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (4-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Diego wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They played 42 points. Monfils won 16 points more than Schwartzman (29-13). Gael dropped 5 points on serve (14-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Diego conceded 15 points on serve (8-15).

1st
Monfils
Schwartzman
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Monfils
Schwartzman
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Monfils
Schwartzman
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
4th
Monfils
Schwartzman
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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