Gael Monfils defeats Korda in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Dimitrov. HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Monfils gets the better of Korda to compete against Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction-and-head-to-head-Gael-Monfils-vs-Sebastian-Korda

Gael Monfils downs Sebastian Korda 7-6(2) 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday. Monfils will fight against Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.

Monfils
Indian Wells
Monfils's Record

Monfils added to his prize money $ 26,850 after winning this match. He has already won $ 64,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, the French player will add $ 45,750 to his earnings to get in total $ 110,250 in total.

Highlights Gael Monfils vs. Sebastian Korda BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Monfils
Korda
Gael Monfils
7-62 7-64
2h:00
Sebastian Korda
89
89
Total points
80
80
34
34
Winners
38
38
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
4
4
9
9
Double Faults
2
2
53%
53%
1st in
62%
62%
81%
81%
1st won
69%
69%
34/42
34/42
1st won
38/55
38/55
58%
58%
2nd won
53%
53%
22/38
22/38
2nd won
18/34
18/34
-- Break Points --
2/7
2/7
Total
2/6
2/6
29%
29%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Gael scored 89 points vs. Sebastian’s 80.

Monfils

Gael served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (34/42) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (22/38) on his second serve. Gael won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.

Korda

On the other side, the American had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Monfils and Korda is 1-0 for Gael.

Draw and next match H2H: Gael Monfils vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats

Monfils will come up against Dimitrov in the 3rd round.

This will be the 7th time that Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Monfils won 7-5 7-66 7-5 in the 4th round in US Open back in 2014.

Gael Monfils Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Monfils 7-6
MonfilsKorda
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
MonfilsKorda
7
6
1
0
2
0
2
1
3
1
4
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
MonfilsKorda
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
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40
40
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40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
MonfilsKorda
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsKorda
5
5
0
15
0
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40
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40
A
MonfilsKorda
5
4
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40
40
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40
40
A
40
MonfilsKorda
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MonfilsKorda
4
3
15
0
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30
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30
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3
3
0
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3
2
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0
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A
40
MonfilsKorda
2
2
0
15
15
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40
MonfilsKorda
2
1
15
0
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40
30
MonfilsKorda
1
1
0
15
15
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MonfilsKorda
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
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A
40

The French player won the set after he broke Sebastian .

Gael was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 12th game (6-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 99 points. It’s worth to point out that, Gael won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Sebastian (49-50). Gael surrendered 14 points on serve (28-14). In addition, on the other side, Sebastian conceded 21 points on serve (36-21).

2nd Set -
Monfils 7-6
MonfilsKorda
7
6
K
1
0
M
2
0
M
3
0
K
3
1
K
3
2
M
3
3
M
4
3
K
4
4
K
5
4
M
6
4
M
7
4
MonfilsKorda
6
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
MonfilsKorda
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MonfilsKorda
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsKorda
4
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MonfilsKorda
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsKorda
3
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MonfilsKorda
2
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MonfilsKorda
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
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30
40
MonfilsKorda
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
MonfilsKorda
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
MonfilsKorda
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Gael won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6th (2-4) and in the 12th (6-6) game, Gael broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-4.

Monfils failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 0.

Tiebreak

The French player won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Sebastian won a minibreak in the 6th (3-3) point.

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

Gael converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American was flawless in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 0-40).

They contested 70 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Korda (39-31). Gael conceded 10 points on serve (23-10). on the other side of the court, Sebastian conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).

1st
Monfils
Korda
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Monfils
Korda
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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  • Taylor FritzFritz – Matteo GiganteGigante (6-3 7-5)
  • Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-2 3-6 6-1)
  • Jack DraperDraper – Joao FonsecaFonseca (6-4 6-0)
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Sebastian KordaKorda (7-62 7-64)
  • Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Hugo GastonGaston (7-5 6-3)
  • Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-2)
  • Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 6-4)
  • Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-2)
  • Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 7-5)
  • Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jakub MensikMensik (3-6 6-0 6-3)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-3 6-2)
  • Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 7-5)
  • Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 7-63 6-1)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-5 6-1)
  • Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-2)
  • Cameron NorrieNorrie – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (3-6 6-4 7-5)
  • Holger RuneRune – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 6-4)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-2 6-4)
  • Marcos GironGiron – Casper RuudRuud (7-64 3-6 6-2)
  • Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Tomas MachacMachac (4-6 4-2 ret.)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-64 7-67)
  • Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (7-5 5-7 6-2)
  • Arthur FilsFils – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-2 6-2)
  • Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 7-65 7-64)
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  • Tommy PaulPaul – Tristan BoyerBoyer (6-3 6-1)
  • Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 7-62)
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