Robin Soderling vs Marc GicquelWashington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 2 August 2009
hard
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Soderling R.
7-5 5-7 6-3
Gicquel M.
Soderling R.
7562
Gicquel M.
5731

Robin Soderling defeated Marc Gicquel 7-5 5-7 6-3 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marc Gicquel came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Gicquel M.

Gicquel M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
80
Break points won·Dominant
71
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
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
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 83%