Pablo Cuevas vs Juan Carlos Ferrero — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2009
hard
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cuevas P.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Ferrero J.
Cuevas P.
27762
Ferrero J.
66431

Pablo Cuevas defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Carlos Ferrero came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-26UmagR16clayJuan Carlos Ferrero4-6 6-4 6-4
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayJuan Carlos Ferrero6-4 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

Ferrero J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Ferrero J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 146). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Ferrero J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
87
Break points won·Clear edge
32
49
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-32-66-3
Youzhny M.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Verdasco F.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
Murray A.
Montanes A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-63
R16
Montanes A.
Ferrer D.
W/O
Davydenko N.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Monfils G.
6-27-5
Youzhny M.
Cuevas P.
6-22-66-1
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-44-66-3
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
4-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-3
R32
Youzhny M.
Tsonga J.
6-736-03-0
Verdasco F.
Hernandez O.
6-10-1
Montanes A.
Bautista Agut R.
6-13-66-4
Mayer L.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Greul S.
7-56-2
Davydenko N.
Falla A.
6-26-1
Monfils G.
Granollers M.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-2
Cuevas P.
Ferrero J.
2-67-646-3
Simon G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Mathieu P.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Rochus C.
6-05-76-3
Lopez F.
Martin A.
7-56-3
Tipsarevic J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-56-736-2
Murray A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-1