Gilles Muller vs Tim Smyczek — San Jose Round of 32

San Jose · ATP · Round of 32
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012
hard
USA
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Muller G.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Smyczek T.
Muller G.
27762
Smyczek T.
66531

Gilles Muller defeated Tim Smyczek 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Smyczek came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Smyczek T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Muller G.

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
Muller G.Smyczek T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Smyczek T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
84
Break points won·Clear edge
4
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
43

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

Draw

Final
Raonic M.
Istomin D.
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Raonic M.
Harrison R.
7-646-2
Istomin D.
Benneteau J.
6-36-746-3
Quarter-finals
Benneteau J.
Darcis S.
3-66-16-2
Istomin D.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Raonic M.
Anderson K.
7-57-63
Harrison R.
Kutrovsky D.
6-16-4
R16
Darcis S.
Stepanek R.
7-647-62
Raonic M.
Kamke T.
6-27-67
Harrison R.
Ginepri R.
6-32-67-60
Kutrovsky D.
Strode B.
7-56-3
Roddick A.
Kudla D.
6-757-656-4
Istomin D.
Russell M.
6-26-2
Benneteau J.
Muller G.
6-26-4
Anderson K.
Ebden M.
6-16-2
R32
Darcis S.
Johnson S.
7-647-65
Benneteau J.
Sweeting R.
7-637-65
Kutrovsky D.
Lajola D.
6-776-37-63
Harrison R.
Rochus O.
4-66-26-3
Kamke T.
Van Der Merwe I.
6-36-3
Ebden M.
Sela D.
6-776-27-61
Anderson K.
Dimitrov G.
2-67-657-63
Muller G.
Smyczek T.
2-67-656-3
Ginepri R.
Malisse X.
6-16-2
Russell M.
Young D.
6-17-66
Istomin D.
Querrey S.
5-76-37-5
Kudla D.
Sock J.
6-46-766-3