Gilles Muller vs Alexander Waske — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
GER
Alexander Waske
51 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Muller G.
7-5 4-6 6-1
Waske A.
Muller G.
7462
Waske A.
5611

Gilles Muller defeated Alexander Waske 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Waske came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Gilles Muller had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Alexander Waske in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Muller came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-24CasablancaR32clayAlexander Waske6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Waske A.

Waske A.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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.Waske A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
32%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
10.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Moodie W.
Ancic M.
1-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Moodie W.
Nieminen J.
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Moodie W.
Stepanek R.
7-627-66
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-64
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
6-45-77-63
Phau B.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
R16
Phau B.
Carlsen K.
6-16-2
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Kim K.
6-16-3
Moodie W.
Horna L.
7-646-726-4
Baghdatis M.
Puerta M.
6-26-7117-5
Nieminen J.
Srichaphan P.
2-67-667-5
Dent T.
Arthurs W.
6-46-756-3
Ancic M.
Saulnier C.
6-26-1
R32
Dent T.
Tursunov D.
6-37-63
Arthurs W.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Phau B.
Spadea V.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Waske A.
7-54-66-1
Stepanek R.
Vanek J.
7-56-4
Kim K.
Vik R.
6-26-4
Horna L.
Karanusic R.
6-27-5
Carlsen K.
Lapentti N.
7-617-69
Srichaphan P.
Terachi T.
6-16-4
Nieminen J.
Schuettler R.
6-16-1
Ginepri R.
Popp A.
6-46-0
Saulnier C.
Sluiter R.
6-36-757-5
Puerta M.
Taino E.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Minar I.
6-46-2
Moodie W.
Youzhny M.
6-13-66-3
Ancic M.
Gambill J.
3-66-36-4
R64
Phau B.
Koubek S.
6-776-47-65
Vanek J.
Dlouhy L.
7-647-65
Moodie W.
Wang J.
6-16-4
Karanusic R.
Udomchoke D.
7-656-4
Taino E.
Iwami T.
7-696-4
Arthurs W.
Suzuki T.
6-31-67-62
Tursunov D.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-46-1
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Soeda G.
6-44-66-2
Terachi T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-61
Kim K.
Gremelmayr D.
6-27-63
Waske A.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-657-63
Popp A.
Motomura G.
6-26-4
Gambill J.
Wessels P.
6-25-76-3
Sluiter R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-1
Lapentti N.
Ittogi T.
6-06-1