Ben Shelton def. Gael Monfils — Round of 16, Australian Open 2025

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2025

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played20 Jan 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 21 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 21 7 63 7 1

🇫🇷Retired

Gael Monfils 63 7 62 0

🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonvG. MonfilsGael Monfils🇫🇷

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

🇫🇷Gael Monfils

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

12

3

Double faults

9

69%

1st serve in

60%

81%

1st serve points won

82%

54%

2nd serve points won

46%

73%

Service points won

68%

5/6

Break points saved

2/4

Serve speed (km/h)

226

Fastest serve

214

192

Average 1st serve

192

167

Average 2nd serve

157

Return

32%

Return points won

28%

2/4

Break points won

1/6

Points

51

Winners

45

35

Unforced errors

30

33/47

Net points won

17/19

127

Total points won

117

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

9–1

3–1

Last 30 days

9–1

By surface

21–10

Hard

16–7

By round

4–3

R16

1–4

2–2

QF

1–0

5–1

At Grand Slams

4–1

How their matches go

30

Completed matches

22

43%

Won in straight sets

36%

23%

Won after losing a set

36%

17%

Lost after winning a set

9%

17%

Lost in straight sets

18%

13–13

Tiebreaks

9–4

5–5

Deciding sets

6–1

18/21

Won after winning set 1

12/13

2/9

Won after losing set 1

4/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

58%

76%

1st serve points won

82%

62%

2nd serve points won

58%

82%

Break points saved

80%

30%

Return points won

33%

42%

Break points won

34%

10.4

Aces a match

13.0

2.6

Double faults a match

6.8

Last 14 days

4

Matches

8

14

Sets

23

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBen SheltonGael Monfils
🇮🇹MusettiNo. 16
🇮🇹MusettiNo. 16WonMelbourne R32LostVienna R16
🇫🇷Mpetshi PerricardNo. 30
🇫🇷Mpetshi PerricardNo. 30LostBasel FWonMelbourne R128
🇦🇺PopyrinNo. 25
🇦🇺PopyrinNo. 25LostCanada R32WonCincinnati R64
Total
Total1–22–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBen SheltonGael Monfils
1Won🇮🇹L. MusettiLorenzo MusettiNo. 16No. 16 · 18 JanMelbourne R32 · 18 JanWon🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 4No. 4 · 18 JanMelbourne R32 · 18 Jan
2Won🇪🇸P. Carreno-BustaPablo Carreno-BustaNo. 184No. 184 · 16 JanMelbourne R64 · 16 JanWon🇩🇪D. AltmaierDaniel AltmaierNo. 93No. 93 · 16 JanMelbourne R64 · 16 Jan
3Won🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 37No. 37 · 14 JanMelbourne R128 · 14 JanWon🇫🇷G. Mpetshi PerricardGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardNo. 30No. 30 · 14 JanMelbourne R128 · 14 Jan
4Lost🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 48No. 48 · 8 JanAuckland R16 · 8 JanWon🇧🇪Z. BergsZizou BergsNo. 71No. 71 · 11 JanAuckland F · 11 Jan
5Lost🇫🇷A. CazauxArthur CazauxR32 · 30 OctParis R32 · 30 OctWon🇺🇸N. BasavareddyNishesh BasavareddyNo. 138No. 138 · 10 JanAuckland SF · 10 Jan
6Won🇫🇷C. MoutetCorentin MoutetNo. 70No. 70 · 29 OctParis R64 · 29 OctWon🇦🇷F. Diaz AcostaFacundo Diaz AcostaNo. 79No. 79 · 9 JanAuckland QF · 9 Jan
7Lost🇫🇷G. Mpetshi PerricardGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardNo. 48No. 48 · 27 OctBasel F · 27 OctWon🇩🇪J. StruffJan-Lennard StruffNo. 42No. 42 · 8 JanAuckland R16 · 8 Jan
8Won🇫🇷A. FilsArthur FilsNo. 20No. 20 · 26 OctBasel SF · 26 OctWon🇪🇸P. Martinez PorteroPedro Martinez PorteroNo. 43No. 43 · 7 JanAuckland R32 · 7 Jan
9Won🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 7No. 7 · 25 OctBasel QF · 25 OctLost🇷🇸N. DjokovicNovak DjokovicNo. 7No. 7 · 2 JanBrisbane R16 · 2 Jan
10Won🇨🇭S. WawrinkaStan WawrinkaNo. 217No. 217 · 24 OctBasel R16 · 24 OctWon🇺🇸N. BasavareddyNishesh BasavareddyNo. 138No. 138 · 31 DecBrisbane R32 · 31 Dec