Bjorn Phau vs Tommy Haas — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
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
GER
Tommy Haas
48 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Phau B.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Haas T.
Phau B.
6362
Haas T.
3631

Bjorn Phau defeated Tommy Haas 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Haas came in defending last year's round of 32, but Bjorn Phau had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Phau B.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Haas T.

Haas T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Serve advantage — Haas T.

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.Haas T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Phau B.Haas T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
94
Break points won·Slight edge
42
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
87

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