Max Mirnyi vs Andrei Pavel — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004
hard
ROU
Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirnyi M.
4-6 7-6 7-5
Pavel A.
Mirnyi M.
47772
Pavel A.
66551

Max Mirnyi defeated Andrei Pavel 4-6 7-6 7-5 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Max Mirnyi had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Max Mirnyi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-23St. PetersburgR16carpetMax Mirnyi6-3 7-5
2006-07-10GstaadR16clayAndrei Pavel6-2 6-4
2005-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: ROU vs BLRRRclayAndrei Pavel6-1 7-6(0) 4-6 6-3
2004-01-19Australian OpenR128hardAndrei Pavel6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 7-6(2)
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersR32hardMax Mirnyi6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mirnyi M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

Pavel A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

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
Mirnyi M.Pavel A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirnyi M.Pavel A.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
66
Break points won·Slight edge
43
48
Deciding sets·Even
45
45
Tiebreaks·Even
53
51

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
9°CPartly cloudy
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Hrbaty D.
Soderling R.
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Clement A.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Bjorkman J.
7-696-3
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Rosset M.
7-56-3
Clement A.
Martin A.
6-36-2
Hrbaty D.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-610
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
7-656-3
R16
Clement A.
Rochus O.
7-687-61
Bjorkman J.
Safin M.
7-657-5
Mirnyi M.
Saulnier C.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Sargsian S.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-3
Rosset M.
Coria G.
7-626-1
Hrbaty D.
Costa A.
7-54-67-65
Soderling R.
Carraz G.
6-36-4
R32
Gonzalez F.
Kucera K.
4-67-65
Costa A.
Arazi H.
7-667-62
Soderling R.
Enqvist T.
7-647-61
Martin A.
Srichaphan P.
1-66-36-2
Nieminen J.
Escude N.
4-66-47-62
Sargsian S.
Santoro F.
7-57-64
Rochus O.
Beck K.
3-67-656-1
Safin M.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Sluiter R.
7-56-3
Rosset M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-17-64
Mirnyi M.
Pavel A.
4-67-657-5
Coria G.
Davydenko N.
7-626-3
Saulnier C.
Knowle J.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Mahut N.
6-37-5
Clement A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-746-4
Carraz G.
Ferrero J.
7-626-736-3