Monteiro v Monfils

Gael Monfils takes it, 10–3 on categories

Monfils wins on aces. Monteiro’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Monteiro 213 matches, Monfils 929 matches.

• Monfils averages 8.3 aces a match to Monteiro’s 5.5 (51% more).
• Monteiro averages 2.3 double faults a match to Monfils’ 3.8.
• Monfils averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Monteiro’s 1.5.
• Winners’ edge: Monfils’s team won 62%, Monteiro’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Monfils has 929 matches across 23 seasons, Monteiro 213 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.