Simon Greul vs Thiago Alves — Johannesburg Round of 32

Johannesburg · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Simon Greul
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 January 2011
hard
BRA
Thiago Alves
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Greul S.
6-2 7-5
Alves T.
Greul S.
672
Alves T.
25–

Simon Greul defeated Thiago Alves 6-2 7-5 in the Johannesburg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thiago Alves came in defending last year's round of 16, but Simon Greul had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Simon Greul closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Greul S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alves T.

Alves T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Greul S.

Serve advantage — Greul S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Greul S.Alves T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Dominant
67%
36%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
52%
40%
Service points won·Clear edge
61%
37%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
72%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Anderson K.
Devvarman S.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Devvarman S.
Van Der Merwe I.
6-26-4
Anderson K.
Mannarino A.
6-736-06-4
Quarter-finals
Van Der Merwe I.
Greul S.
7-656-2
Devvarman S.
De Voest R.
3-67-656-1
Anderson K.
Beck K.
6-36-1
Mannarino A.
Dancevic F.
6-36-2
R16
Anderson K.
Sela D.
6-26-4
Beck K.
Soeda G.
3-67-56-0
Dancevic F.
Wolmarans F.
7-646-3
De Voest R.
Przysiezny M.
6-36-4
Greul S.
Raonic M.
7-656-4
Van Der Merwe I.
Brown D.
4-67-56-3
Mannarino A.
Gremelmayr D.
6-726-46-4
Devvarman S.
Huta Galung J.
6-36-4
R32
Mannarino A.
Schukin Y.
7-647-66
Van Der Merwe I.
Robert S.
6-36-2
Raonic M.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Greul S.
Alves T.
6-27-5
Dancevic F.
Lopez F.
6-756-27-68
Wolmarans F.
Sijsling I.
4-66-36-4
Gremelmayr D.
Scholtz N.
6-47-5
Anderson K.
Bohli S.
4-66-46-2
Sela D.
Roger-Vasselin E.
1-67-56-4
Beck K.
Dabul B.
7-57-64
Soeda G.
Schuettler R.
3-66-46-4
Przysiezny M.
Fischer M.
6-16-2
De Voest R.
Galvani S.
6-35-77-66
Devvarman S.
Klaasen R.
6-46-3
Huta Galung J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-746-47-64
Brown D.
Serra F.
6-46-4