Jan Mertl vs Gilles Muller — Australian Open Q128

Australian Open · ATP · Q128

CZE

Jan Mertl

44 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Wednesday, 9 January 2008 · 11:00

hard

LUX

Gilles Muller

43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLWLWLL

Mertl J.

7-6 7-6

Muller G.

Mertl J.

7⁹7⁷2

Muller G.

6⁷6¹0

Jan Mertl defeated Gilles Muller 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open q128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Match story: Jan Mertl won all two sets in tiebreaks against Gilles Muller.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Mertl J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Mertl J.

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

Mertl J.Muller G.

1st serve in·Even

61%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

73%

80%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

51%

Service points won·Slight edge

64%

69%

Return points won·Even

35%

32%

Break points saved·Slight edge

62%

69%

Aces / match·Dominant

6.8

14.4

Double faults / match·Clear edge

2.8

3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Jan Mertl vs Gilles Muller — Australian Open Q128

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return