Jan Michael Gambill vs Mikhail Youzhny — Doha Semi-final

Doha · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Jan Michael Gambill
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2002
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Gambill J.
6-4 6-2
Youzhny M.
Gambill J.
662
Youzhny M.
42–

Jan Michael Gambill defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 6-2 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Jan Michael Gambill had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Jan Michael Gambill claimed a first win over Mikhail Youzhny in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-4 4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Gambill J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Gambill J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Gambill J.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Koubek S.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Koubek S.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-617-65
Gambill J.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Santoro F.
3-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Federer R.
6-47-5
Koubek S.
Vinciguerra A.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Vicente F.
7-676-3
R16
El Aynaoui Y.
Arazi H.
6-47-61
Santoro F.
Rochus C.
7-56-787-5
Youzhny M.
Stepanek R.
6-36-1
Vinciguerra A.
Costa A.
3-67-657-5
Koubek S.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-1
Federer R.
Kratochvil M.
6-46-4
Vicente F.
Hantschk M.
7-57-63
Gambill J.
Ferrer D.
7-656-4
R32
Santoro F.
Mantilla F.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Lopez F.
6-746-36-2
Federer R.
Stoliarov A.
6-26-746-4
Vinciguerra A.
Alami K.
2-66-46-1
Kratochvil M.
Khalfan S.
6-06-4
Voltchkov V.
Lee H.
6-43-67-5
Ferrer D.
Sluiter R.
6-36-726-4
Gambill J.
Heuberger I.
6-17-5
Vicente F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-27-5
Hantschk M.
Carlsen K.
7-636-1
Koubek S.
Escude N.
7-656-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Boutter J.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Prinosil D.
6-26-3
Rochus C.
Allegro Y.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Sanchez D.
4-66-46-4