Jack Draper dispatches Gael Monfils 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Paris on Thursday. Draper will face off with Joao Fonseca in the 3rd round. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023 and 2024. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Draper added to his prize money € 51,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 168,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Draper will add € 97,000 to his earnings to get in total € 265,000 in total.
Highlights Jack Draper vs. Gael Monfils French Open – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
7-5
3h:11
After this match, the head to head between Draper and Monfils is 2-0 for Jack.
Draw and next match H2H: Jack Draper vs. Joao Fonseca – stats
Draper will come up against Fonseca in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Jack Draper and Joao Fonseca clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Draper (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Draper won 6-4 6-0 in the 2nd round in Indian wells back in March 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Draper won the set after he broke Gael in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Draper converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-1 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Gael was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 59 points. The Brit was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the French player (35-24). Jack dropped 6 points on serve (18-6). On the losing side, Monfils conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
The French player won the set after he broke Jack in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. The Brit tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, the French player didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
Monfils failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when the French player won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the game count from 1-2 to 5-2.
The French player was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Jack was spot on in converting all his break points in the 8th game (2-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 55 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Gael won just 3 points more than Jack (29-26). Monfils lost 9 points on serve (18-9). on the other side of the court, the Brit conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
Draper conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Gael Monfils in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Brit to win the set since Monfils found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. Draper kept his focus to break the French player in the 6th (4-2) game before conquering the set (6-3).
Draper converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 0-40). On the other side, Monfils was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (1-3 30-40).
They contested 54 points. Draper won 10 points more than the French player (32-22). The Brit surrendered 11 points on serve (19-11). In addition, on the other side, Gael conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
The Brit clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Draper broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.
Gael was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5.
Draper converted 15% of his break points (2/13). He had 13 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (2-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Monfils converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 101 points. Jack was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Gael (55-46). Draper surrendered 10 points on serve (24-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Monfils conceded 31 points on serve (36-31).
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