Denis Istomin vs Richard Gasquet — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
FRA
Richard Gasquet
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Istomin D.
6-4 7-6
Gasquet R.
Istomin D.
6772
Gasquet R.
464–

Denis Istomin defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-18MetzR32hardDenis Istomin1-6 6-4 6-4
2015-02-02MontpellierQFhardRichard Gasquet6-3 6-4
2014-10-27Paris MastersR64hardRichard Gasquet6-7(4) 6-2 4-0 RET
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardRichard Gasquet7-5 7-6(5) 6-4
2014-06-16EastbourneSFgrassRichard Gasquet6-4 6-2
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRichard Gasquet5-7 6-3 6-4
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardRichard Gasquet6-3 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Gasquet R.

Gasquet R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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
Istomin D.Gasquet R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Gasquet R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
97
Break points won·Dominant
5
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
94

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
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
7-6126-3
Quarter-finals
Istomin D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
del Potro J.
7-676-4
Nieminen J.
Reynolds B.
6-36-3
R16
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
7-655-76-1
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Ebden M.
3-67-57-63
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Fognini F.
6-26-1
del Potro J.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Reynolds B.
Isner J.
3-66-46-3
R32
Ebden M.
Granollers M.
6-13-66-3
Benneteau J.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Haase R.
6-41-66-4
Troicki V.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-2
Sweeting R.
Muller G.
3-67-627-5
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-32-66-3
Baghdatis M.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Dodig I.
7-647-5
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-746-46-4
Fognini F.
Russell M.
2-66-26-0
Reynolds B.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Duckworth J.
6-26-2