Gilles Muller vs Radek Stepanek — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2005
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Muller G.
6-3 3-6 6-0
Stepanek R.
Muller G.
6362
Stepanek R.
3601

Gilles Muller defeated Radek Stepanek 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Muller G.

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
Muller G.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
92
Break points won·Dominant
4
39
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 33%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-26-46-4
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
7-626-737-64
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Moya C.
6-746-46-1
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Hewitt L.
Agassi A.
W/O
Canas G.
Henman T.
7-617-5
R16
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
7-637-64
Hewitt L.
Mathieu P.
6-16-0
Canas G.
Dent T.
6-3
Henman T.
Robredo T.
6-42-66-2
Moya C.
Santoro F.
7-56-2
Agassi A.
Coria G.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-3
Roddick A.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
R32
Nalbandian D.
Bjorkman J.
6-13-66-1
Ljubicic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Gaudio G.
6-36-1
Santoro F.
Lopez F.
6-46-2
Agassi A.
Pavel A.
6-36-4
Mathieu P.
Hernych J.
6-44-67-66
Dent T.
Safin M.
7-56-4
Canas G.
Chela J.
7-52-66-4
Robredo T.
Enqvist T.
4-66-27-64
Henman T.
Melzer J.
7-56-4
Moya C.
Ferrer D.
6-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
6-40-66-3
Roddick A.
Novak J.
6-16-2
Coria G.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
Hewitt L.
Llodra M.
6-27-63
Federer R.
Muller G.
6-36-2
R64
Ljubicic I.
Zib T.
6-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Monaco J.
6-26-1
Bjorkman J.
Johansson T.
4-66-37-60
Kiefer N.
Sargsian S.
6-06-0
Dent T.
Saulnier C.
1-67-616-2
Chela J.
Schuettler R.
6-746-46-1
Canas G.
Carlsen K.
6-46-3
Robredo T.
Monfils G.
6-36-1
Moya C.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Grosjean S.
6-23-66-1
Gonzalez F.
Rusedski G.
7-647-65
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-37-66
Novak J.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
Coria G.
Kim K.
7-627-63
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-33-67-62
Pavel A.
Carraz G.
6-757-666-2
Muller G.
Stepanek R.
6-33-66-0
Berdych T.
Ancic M.
7-53-66-2
Gaudio G.
Mirnyi M.
6-756-37-64
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
4-66-17-5
Enqvist T.
Youzhny M.
6-46-1
Melzer J.
Goldstein P.
7-633-66-3
Henman T.
Clement A.
4-66-46-3
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
6-746-46-4
Santoro F.
Johansson J.
4-66-27-66
Srichaphan P.
Calleri A.
7-56-4
Agassi A.
Arthurs W.
6-46-1
Mathieu P.
Haas T.
7-636-3
Hernych J.
Spadea V.
6-21-67-66
Llodra M.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-16-2
Hewitt L.
Ginepri R.
6-27-62
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-36-3
R128
Carraz G.
Philippoussis M.
7-676-1
Arthurs W.
Starace P.
6-46-3
Llodra M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Acasuso J.
7-57-65
Berdych T.
Arazi H.
6-16-1
Zib T.
Volandri F.
6-16-4
Bjorkman J.
Labadze I.
6-17-64
Schuettler R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Gambill J.
6-26-2
Monfils G.
Morrison J.
7-56-4
Karlovic I.
Benneteau J.
7-626-4
Santoro F.
Mello R.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Rusedski G.
Salzenstein J.
3-67-56-3
Ferrero J.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Rochus O.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-4
Verdasco F.
Odesnik W.
7-606-4
Kim K.
Lapentti G.
7-56-1
Calleri A.
Tursunov D.
6-23-66-3
Mathieu P.
Calatrava A.
6-33-66-1
Hernych J.
Delgado R.
6-26-4
Carlsen K.
Mayer F.
7-56-3
Muller G.
Lisnard J.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Dupuis A.
6-26-2
Sargsian S.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Malisse X.
6-34-67-64
Nieminen J.
Horna L.
6-07-61
Saulnier C.
Hanescu V.
6-26-2
Enqvist T.
Beck K.
6-07-5
Goldstein P.
Lee H.
6-17-61
Clement A.
Young D.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Vahaly B.
6-46-3