Cyril Saulnier vs Gilles MullerAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
50 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Saulnier C.
6-4 6-4
Muller G.
Saulnier C.
662
Muller G.
44

Cyril Saulnier defeated Gilles Muller 6-4 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in defending last year's round of 16, but Cyril Saulnier had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Cyril Saulnier edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saulnier C.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Even
34%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
14.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 82%