Steve Darcis vs Filippo Volandri — Nice Round of 16

Nice · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
clay
ITA
Filippo Volandri
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Darcis S.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Volandri F.
Darcis S.
3662
Volandri F.
6241

Steve Darcis defeated Filippo Volandri 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Nice round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Filippo Volandri came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Darcis S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Volandri F.

Volandri F.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Darcis S.Volandri F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Darcis S.Volandri F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
23
Break points saved·Dominant
87
39
Break points won·Even
52
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
32

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Baker B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Baker B.
Davydenko N.
6-756-46-2
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Baker B.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-37-64
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
7-56-0
R16
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-637-65
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
6-41-66-3
Baker B.
Monfils G.
6-37-69
Kukushkin M.
Tomic B.
3-66-27-5
Darcis S.
Volandri F.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Bellucci T.
Young D.
6-756-06-3
Ferrero J.
Haase R.
4-67-667-66
Dimitrov G.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
7-631-66-1
Baker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-26-3
Darcis S.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
4-67-626-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Paire B.
6-47-62