Monfils d. Daniel

Monfils beat Daniel 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Monfils won 130 of 253 points (51%). Monfils hit 23 aces to 5 and won 84% of points behind the first serve (64/76) against 70% for Daniel. The second serve told: 36% won for Monfils, 55% for Daniel. Monfils converted 5 of 13 break points and saved 4 of 7 faced; Daniel converted 3 of 7. Daniel double-faulted 11 times. Winners to unforced errors: 68–56 for Monfils, 29–26 for Daniel. The match was played on hard in United States.