Cyril Saulnier vs Thomas JohanssonTokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
50 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Saulnier C.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Johansson T.
Saulnier C.
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Johansson T.
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Cyril Saulnier defeated Thomas Johansson 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Cyril Saulnier had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Cyril Saulnier narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardThomas Johansson6-1 7-6(3) 6-4
2005-09-26Ho Chi Minh CityQFcarpetThomas Johansson7-6(2) 6-2
2000-03-20Miami MastersR128hardCyril Saulnier4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Saulnier C.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Saulnier C.

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
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.4
8.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 86%