Bjorn Phau vs Mardy Fish — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009
clay
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Phau B.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Fish M.
Phau B.
6562
Fish M.
3731

Bjorn Phau defeated Mardy Fish 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Bjorn Phau claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Bjorn Phau closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-30WashingtonR32hardMardy Fish4-6 6-1 6-2
2011-02-21Delray BeachR32hardMardy Fish5-0 RET
2007-02-19MemphisR32hardMardy Fish6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Phau B.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Serve advantage — Fish M.

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
Phau B.Fish M.
1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
9.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Phau B.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
89
Break points won·Clear edge
42
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Odesnik W.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Odesnik W.
Phau B.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Korolev E.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Haas T.
6-33-66-3
Odesnik W.
Isner J.
7-53-67-65
Korolev E.
Canas G.
2-66-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Roitman S.
6-16-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Chardy J.
6-16-0
Korolev E.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-64
Canas G.
Dent T.
6-26-2
Odesnik W.
Melzer J.
6-46-0
Haas T.
Granollers M.
4-66-26-3
Phau B.
Jenkins S.
6-47-62
Isner J.
Capdeville P.
4-67-617-65
R32
Haas T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Lapentti G.
1-66-06-2
Chardy J.
Levine J.
6-36-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Gonzalez M.
6-43-66-1
Korolev E.
Mayer L.
7-622-67-5
Dent T.
Daniel M.
4-66-36-2
Canas G.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Kendrick R.
6-17-5
Isner J.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Capdeville P.
Delic A.
6-757-656-1
Odesnik W.
Anderson K.
7-626-4
Roitman S.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Granollers M.
Dabul B.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Junqueira D.
6-06-2
Phau B.
Fish M.
6-35-76-3
Jenkins S.
Peya A.
0-66-46-3