Florent Serra vs Marc Gicquel — Zagreb Round of 32

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2009
hard
FRA
Marc Gicquel
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Serra F.
6-2 4-6 7-6
Gicquel M.
Serra F.
64772
Gicquel M.
26621

Florent Serra defeated Marc Gicquel 6-2 4-6 7-6 in the Zagreb round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marc Gicquel came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Florent Serra claimed a first win over Marc Gicquel in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Florent Serra closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-01MetzR32hardMarc Gicquel6-4 7-6(0)
2006-10-02MetzQFhardMarc Gicquel6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gicquel M.

Gicquel M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Even serve battle

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
Serra F.Gicquel M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Serra F.Gicquel M.
Clutch Rating·Even
40
42
Break points saved·Even
83
80
Break points won·Even
37
35
Deciding sets·Even
50
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
22
40

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

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Hernych J.
6-746-37-69
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Hernych J.
Zverev M.
5-4
Troicki V.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Veic A.
6-27-66
Ancic M.
Dodig I.
6-16-3
R16
Hernych J.
Mathieu P.
6-776-46-2
Cilic M.
Serra F.
6-27-5
Veic A.
Korolev E.
3-67-656-4
Dodig I.
Gulbis E.
7-636-4
Ancic M.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-1
Stakhovsky S.
Karlovic I.
6-43-66-3
Troicki V.
Ljubicic I.
6-45-76-4
Zverev M.
Hanescu V.
6-45-77-67
R32
Korolev E.
Melzer J.
6-46-0
Hernych J.
Mektic N.
6-37-5
Hanescu V.
Zovko L.
6-37-5
Zverev M.
Seppi A.
7-643-66-2
Troicki V.
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus C.
6-46-1
Stakhovsky S.
Hrbaty D.
6-24-66-1
Karlovic I.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Veic A.
Canas G.
4-66-46-2
Mathieu P.
Karanusic R.
6-766-17-63
Ancic M.
Lacko L.
6-46-767-5
Serra F.
Gicquel M.
6-24-67-62
Cilic M.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Gabashvili T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Tursunov D.
4-66-46-4
Dodig I.
Andreev I.
6-16-4