Nikolay Davydenko vs Jo-Wilfried TsongaMasters Cup Round Robin

Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 9 November 2008
hard
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Davydenko N.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Tsonga J.
Davydenko N.
666772
Tsonga J.
784601

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Nikolay Davydenko had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17MarseilleR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(4) 7-6(8)
2013-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR32clayJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(3) 6-2
2013-02-18MarseilleR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(1) 6-3
2012-09-17MetzSFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-0 3-6 6-4
2007-10-08MoscowR32hardNikolay Davydenko7-6(0) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Davydenko N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

Tsonga J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Davydenko N.

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%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
9.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
72
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Dominant
74
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
92

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