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David Ferrer takes on Frenchman Gael Monfils. Monfils has won both their previous meetings, one being here at Roland Garros in '08.

D. Ferrer vs G. Monfils | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Round 4 | 29.05.2011 | Paris
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G. Monfils (9)
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So, Gael Monfils is through to the quarter-finals, where he will face world number three Roger Federer. That match will be tomorrow.
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-8 - GAME, SET & MATCH - Ferrer sends a forehand wide across court to hand Monfils three more match points ... AND MONFILS IS THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS! The Frenchman easily gets up to a backhand volley from the Spaniard and drills a forehand passing shot winner straight down the line
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-7 - Monfils sends a backhand well wide, even of the tramlines, to hand Ferrer a break point in this 13th game ... The Frenchman saves it with an unreturnable serve down the centre of the court. He squanders a game point with a forehand long but goes on to hold at the second attempt when Ferrer puts a forehand into the net.
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-6 - Ferrer pegs Monfils back working up to the net and firing a forehand down the line after running around the ball. A smash winner across court hands Ferrer another game point and this time he goes on to hold when Monfils sends a backhand return wide off a very good serve. No tie-breaks in the fifth set, remember.
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Monfils takes a first point off the Ferrer serve with a backhand winner down the line after working his way into the mid-court and then a second with a vicious forehand winner across court. And Monfils levels at deuce with a backhand down the line that goes wide. And Monfils will have a third match point when Ferrer sends a backhand volley into the bottom of the net ...
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 5-6 - Monfils holds to love after a forehand into the net and a forehand long from Ferrer helps him on his way. That gets the French crowd going once again and Ferrer will have to serve to stay in the match for a third time after the change of ends
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 5-5 - Since going match points down, Ferrer has not put a foot wrong as he holds to level up with a backhand winner across court after pushing Monfils wide across the other side of the court. Can Monfils recover his composure?
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 4-5 - BREAK - Ferrer completely mis-times a forehand and hits high up into the air to hand Monfils two match points. The Frenchman squanders the first as he hits a forehand into the net despite having Ferrer on the run. And he also fails to take advantage of the second with a tight backhand into the net. And Ferrer goes on to set up a break point with a forehand down the line after running round the ball. And he does break back with a backhand passing shot winner
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 3-5 - Ferrer plays a very risky backhand drop shot at 30-30. But it comes off as Monfils fails to get up the court quick enough and the Spaniard goes on to hold when Monfils hits into the net. The Frenchman will still have the chance to serve out the match next though
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 2-5- Despite dropping the first point of the game with a backhand wide down the line, Monfils leaves himself potentially just one game away from the quarter-finals with a hold to 15, sealed when Ferrer sends a backhand long down the centre of the court
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 2-4 - Ferrer stops the run of games against him with a hold to 15. The Spaniard fails to take advantahge of his first game point but gets it at the second attempt when he races into the net and forces Monfils to go for the passing shot down the line, which the Frenchman misses wide
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 1-4 - Monfils races through a service hold to consolidate the break, much to the delight of the crowd
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 1-3 - BREAK - A stinging forehand winner across court from Monfils denies Ferrer on a first game point and the Spaniard squanders a second with a forehand just long and the Frenchman goes on to earn himself a break point after his forehand catches the top of the tape, bounces up by about a metre and then drops on Ferrer's side of the net. And the Frenchman does break with a sensational forehand return of serve down the line after running around the ball
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 1-2 - Much better from Monfils as he starts to get people involved in the match with a comfortable service hold to sneak back out in front in this set
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 1-1 - Ferrer thinks he's sealed a love service game although Monfils queries the Spaniard's final forehand and gets the call overturned after umpire Jake Garner comes down from the chair to keep the mark. But Ferrer holds at the next point when Monfils hits long
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 0-1 - Monfils saves a break point with a huge forehand winner before yelling at himself. That's the first sign we've seen today of the Frenchman trying to whip himself up and he goes on to hold with a huge ace and an unreturnable serve
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1 - SET - Ferrer manages to squander his first two set points but he makes no mistake on the third as he finds a great first serve that Monfils can only return into the net. This one will be decided by a fifth set
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 5-1 - Monfils posts a love service hold, throwing in an ace whilst he's at it, to at least force Ferrer to serve out this fourth set ...
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 5-0 - Ferrer holds to 15 without any trouble at all as Monfils once again slaps a forehand well long. The Frenchman will have to serve to stay in this set after the change of ends
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FERRER 4-6 6-2 5-7 4-0 - BREAK - Monfils has made a pretty re-start to the match as he slaps long to hand Ferrer the double break in this fourth set. Surely, it's going to a fifth now?