Steve Darcis vs Albert Montanes — Stuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
grass
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Darcis S.
6-2 6-4
Montanes A.
Darcis S.
662
Montanes A.
24–

Steve Darcis defeated Albert Montanes 6-2 6-4 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Steve Darcis claimed a first win over Albert Montanes in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-14AmersfoortFclayAlbert Montanes1-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Darcis S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Montanes A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Even serve battle

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.Montanes A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Darcis S.Montanes A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
80
Break points won·Dominant
52
24
Deciding sets·Even
79
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
84
63

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
Tipsarevic J.
Monaco J.
6-45-76-3
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-33-67-5
Tipsarevic J.
Bellucci T.
6-42-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Phau B.
6-767-626-4
Monaco J.
Cervenak P.
6-17-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Brown D.
6-06-3
Bellucci T.
Stebe C.
6-46-1
R16
Phau B.
Rosol L.
7-637-62
Brown D.
Paire B.
7-644-66-1
Stebe C.
Chardy J.
4-67-686-3
Bellucci T.
Tomic B.
7-666-3
Tipsarevic J.
Darcis S.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Kamke T.
6-26-3
Cervenak P.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Andujar P.
6-14-66-1
R32
Darcis S.
Montanes A.
6-26-4
Kamke T.
Cipolla F.
6-36-4
Cervenak P.
Stakhovsky S.
6-14-66-1
Haas T.
Andreev I.
4-66-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-3
Paire B.
Schwank E.
7-656-4
Brown D.
Davydenko N.
7-53-67-67
Stebe C.
Kubot L.
6-20-66-3
Chardy J.
Reister J.
6-26-4
Bellucci T.
Kern R.
7-636-2
Rosol L.
Haase R.
6-47-5
Phau B.
Fischer M.
6-36-3