Simone Bolelli vs Tomas BerdychBasel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
hard
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bolelli S.
6-4 7-5
Berdych T.
Bolelli S.
672
Berdych T.
45

Simone Bolelli defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Simone Bolelli narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-21St. PetersburgR16carpetSimone Bolelli7-6(5) 6-4
2015-02-23DubaiR16hardTomas Berdych7-6(7) 5-7 6-0
2012-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs ITARRhardTomas Berdych6-3 4-6 7-5 6-2
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128claySimone Bolelli6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3
2008-09-22BangkokR16hardTomas Berdych7-5 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardTomas Berdych7-5 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bolelli S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Bolelli S.

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·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
98
Break points won·Dominant
15
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
91
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast