Pablo Cuevas vs Radek Stepanek — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2010
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Cuevas P.
6-4 7-6
Stepanek R.
Cuevas P.
6772
Stepanek R.
463–

Pablo Cuevas defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 7-6 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR128grassRadek Stepanek6-2 6-4 6-4
2010-08-22New HavenR64hardRadek Stepanek6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
64
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Slight edge
32
39
Deciding sets·Even
82
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Troicki V.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Istomin D.
6-46-757-62
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Troicki V.
Zeballos H.
6-26-1
Cuevas P.
Stepanek R.
6-47-63
Baghdatis M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-27-67
Istomin D.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
R16
Cuevas P.
Davydenko N.
7-667-65
Zeballos H.
Crivoi V.
7-57-61
Troicki V.
Tsonga J.
3-66-37-5
Kunitsyn I.
Golubev A.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Starace P.
6-46-3
Istomin D.
Mathieu P.
1-67-56-3
Dolgopolov A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-64
Stepanek R.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
R32
Cuevas P.
Brands D.
6-27-67
Crivoi V.
Kuznetsov A.
7-646-3
Starace P.
Gabashvili T.
3-67-56-1
Kukushkin M.
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Stepanek R.
Hanescu V.
7-656-3
Troicki V.
Tursunov D.
5-76-46-3
Istomin D.
Marchenko I.
6-746-26-2
Kunitsyn I.
Andreev I.
6-47-65
Dolgopolov A.
Belyaev I.
6-26-4
Zeballos H.
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-46-3
Stakhovsky S.
Russell M.
6-43-67-5
Golubev A.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-2