Mikhail Youzhny vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Marseille Quarter-final

Marseille · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
hard
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Youzhny M.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Tsonga J.
Youzhny M.
6262
Tsonga J.
4641

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Marseille quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in defending last year's semi-final, but Mikhail Youzhny had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Mikhail Youzhny extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Youzhny closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-1 6-4
2012-10-01BeijingQFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayMikhail Youzhny6-2 RET
2009-11-02ValenciaR32hardMikhail Youzhny6-7(3) 6-0 3-0 RET
2009-10-05TokyoFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-3
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-5 6-0 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

Tsonga J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Youzhny M.Tsonga J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
9.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Tsonga J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
99
Break points won·Even
41
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
91
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
92

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
Weather
12°CRain
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 94%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Cilic M.
6-786-36-3
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Youzhny M.
6-21-67-5
Soderling R.
Tursunov D.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Soderling R.
Llodra M.
6-16-4
Tursunov D.
Melzer J.
6-42-66-1
Youzhny M.
Tsonga J.
6-42-66-4
Cilic M.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
R16
Soderling R.
Mahut N.
7-687-65
Tursunov D.
Ljubicic I.
7-646-3
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
3-66-36-3
Berdych T.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-4
Llodra M.
Kamke T.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Seppi A.
7-56-3
Tsonga J.
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-46-2
Cilic M.
Petzschner P.
7-636-3
R32
Petzschner P.
Gulbis E.
7-626-1
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Golubev A.
6-26-4
Kamke T.
Schoorel T.
6-06-2
Mahut N.
Kumantsov A.
6-26-0
Roger-Vasselin E.
Clement A.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Bohli S.
6-766-36-2
Seppi A.
Haase R.
5-76-47-62
Tursunov D.
Dimitrov G.
6-767-57-64
Llodra M.
Benneteau J.
6-44-66-3
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
7-666-4
Tsonga J.
Paire B.
6-16-2