Horacio Zeballos vs Alexandr Dolgopolov — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Horacio Zeballos
41 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2009
carpet
UKR
Alexandr Dolgopolov
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Zeballos H.
6-3 6-1
Dolgopolov A.
Zeballos H.
662
Dolgopolov A.
31–

Horacio Zeballos defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-1 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandr Dolgopolov came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Horacio Zeballos narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-01BrisbaneR16hardAlexandr Dolgopolov6-1 6-2
2017-07-17BastadR16clayAlexandr Dolgopolov6-4 6-4
2017-02-20Rio de JaneiroR16clayAlexandr Dolgopolov7-6(4) 4-6 6-4
2016-08-08Los CabosR32hardHoracio Zeballos6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zeballos H.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Dolgopolov A.

Dolgopolov A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Zeballos H.

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
Zeballos H.Dolgopolov A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.9
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zeballos H.Dolgopolov A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
59
Break points saved·Even
89
92
Break points won·Clear edge
17
38
Deciding sets·Even
57
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
89

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stakhovsky S.
Zeballos H.
2-67-687-67
Semi-finals
Stakhovsky S.
Safin M.
6-44-66-4
Zeballos H.
Kunitsyn I.
7-676-3
Quarter-finals
Stakhovsky S.
Phau B.
6-27-5
Kunitsyn I.
Hanescu V.
6-33-67-66
Safin M.
Istomin D.
6-07-64
Zeballos H.
Gulbis E.
7-686-4
R16
Istomin D.
Youzhny M.
6-22-1
Safin M.
Andreev I.
6-30-1
Phau B.
Beck K.
6-42-1
Zeballos H.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-1
Hanescu V.
Marchenko I.
6-36-4
Stakhovsky S.
Kuznetsov A.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Chardy J.
7-676-3
Kunitsyn I.
Elgin M.
6-26-3
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Ginepri R.
6-21-0
Hanescu V.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Marchenko I.
Fognini F.
6-46-1
Elgin M.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-3
Kunitsyn I.
Cuevas P.
6-46-3
Chardy J.
Alexandru Luncanu P.
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Mayer F.
6-37-63
Zeballos H.
Schukin Y.
7-696-3
Stakhovsky S.
Korolev E.
6-46-3
Kuznetsov A.
Granollers M.
6-747-666-4
Phau B.
Vovk S.
6-36-2
Beck K.
Troicki V.
7-644-66-4
Andreev I.
Starace P.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
7-656-4
Istomin D.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
6-36-2