Pablo Cuevas vs Albert Montanes — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Cuevas P.
7-5 6-3
Montanes A.
Cuevas P.
762
Montanes A.
53–

Pablo Cuevas defeated Albert Montanes 7-5 6-3 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Pablo Cuevas narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Pablo Cuevas closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroR16clayPablo Cuevas6-2 6-2
2010-05-03EstorilQFclayAlbert Montanes6-4 6-3
2010-02-15Buenos AiresR32clayAlbert Montanes6-2 6-2
2009-02-02Vina del MarR16clayPablo Cuevas7-6(2) 6-4
2008-07-14AmersfoortR16clayAlbert Montanes6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Montanes A.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Montanes A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Montanes A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
80
Break points won·Slight edge
32
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
6-33-66-1
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Monaco J.
7-5
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
6-746-06-4
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Gonzalez F.
Schwank E.
3-66-37-5
Ferrero J.
Almagro N.
6-15-76-2
Ferrer D.
Cuevas P.
7-56-4
R16
Ferrer D.
Bellucci T.
6-46-1
Schwank E.
Greul S.
7-646-3
Cuevas P.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Monaco J.
Chela J.
6-47-64
Ferrero J.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Kubot L.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Gasquet R.
3-67-57-67
Gonzalez F.
Hanescu V.
7-623-66-1
R32
Schwank E.
Gonzalez S.
7-647-64
Cuevas P.
Daniel M.
1-67-57-68
Kubot L.
Zeballos H.
6-16-2
Monaco J.
Martin A.
6-767-56-2
Ferrero J.
Junqueira D.
6-26-3
Andreev I.
Crivoi V.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.
Moya C.
4-66-36-2
Almagro N.
Sela D.
6-17-60
Montanes A.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-54-66-2
Chela J.
Luczak P.
6-01-66-0
Verdasco F.
Fognini F.
2-66-46-0
Bellucci T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Starace P.
6-26-4
Greul S.
Isner J.
7-647-5
Hanescu V.
Gil F.
7-656-3
Gonzalez F.
Querrey S.
6-43-67-62