Santiago Giraldo vs Bjorn Phau — Chennai Round of 32

Chennai · ATP · Round of 32
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2010
hard
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Giraldo S.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Phau B.
Giraldo S.
66662
Phau B.
47831

Santiago Giraldo defeated Bjorn Phau 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Chennai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bjorn Phau came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Santiago Giraldo had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Giraldo S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Phau B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Serve advantage — Giraldo S.

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
Giraldo S.Phau B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Giraldo S.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
82
71
Break points won·Clear edge
19
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
26
41

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
Cilic M.
Wawrinka S.
7-627-63
Semi-finals
Wawrinka S.
Sela D.
6-42-67-5
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
De Bakker T.
7-57-5
Cilic M.
Giraldo S.
7-636-1
Wawrinka S.
Berrer M.
7-656-4
Sela D.
Lacko L.
7-637-5
R16
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-736-36-4
Giraldo S.
Hajek J.
6-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Devvarman S.
6-26-1
De Bakker T.
Haase R.
6-36-4
Berrer M.
Robert S.
7-676-3
Wawrinka S.
Russell M.
6-36-4
Sela D.
Kim K.
7-636-2
Lacko L.
Ginepri R.
7-636-4
R32
De Bakker T.
Ram R.
6-16-1
Cilic M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Moya C.
6-37-62
Kim K.
Brands D.
6-26-2
Sela D.
Istomin D.
6-16-2
Wawrinka S.
Bopanna R.
6-16-4
Russell M.
Amritraj P.
6-36-1
Robert S.
Sorensen L.
6-26-1
Berrer M.
Ventura S.
6-36-2
Haase R.
Yang T.
6-46-3
Devvarman S.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
Hajek J.
Greul S.
3-66-26-4
Giraldo S.
Phau B.
6-46-766-3
Granollers M.
Ward J.
5-76-26-2
Ginepri R.
Soderling R.
6-47-5
Lacko L.
Lu Y.
6-46-3