Analysis for Jones-Montanes (Australian Open)

Head-to-head record 0:0

Alun Jones is another Australian player who concentrates hi season to Australian Open. He is a typical Aussie player and his style is that of an offensive baseliner. He prefers fast surfaces and should feel comfortable on ultra fast plexicushion in Melbourne. He usually employs a heavy kick serve, then tries to use a variety of spins, slices, and angles in the rally to throw off his opponent and position himself for a winning shot. He occasionally uses the serve and volley tactic on both first and second services to surprise his opponent. During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20-4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open under a reciprocal agreement with Aussie Open and was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal. He played 2 events this year and advanced from the qualifiers in both cases to be beaten in the first round. His opponent will be Spanish clay-courter Albert Montanes. Montanes is a defensive minded player whose style of play is all about movement and baseline play. He has a great fitness and likes long rallies, which is something we can hardly expect to appear against Jones on this surface. Odds aren´t brilliant but we still think it can be taken.