Somdev Devvarman vs Thiago AlvesJohannesburg Round of 16

Johannesburg · ATP · Round of 16
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Devvarman S.
6-4 6-1
Alves T.
Devvarman S.
662
Alves T.
41

Somdev Devvarman defeated Thiago Alves 6-4 6-1 in the Johannesburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thiago Alves came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Devvarman S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Alves T.

Alves T.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Devvarman S.

Serve advantage — Devvarman 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.