Marinko Matosevic vs Michael Russell — Los Angeles Quarter-final

Los Angeles · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Marinko Matosevic
40 yrs · 194 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2012
hard
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
Matosevic M.
6-2 6-3
Russell M.
Matosevic M.
662
Russell M.
23–

Marinko Matosevic defeated Michael Russell 6-2 6-3 in the Los Angeles quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Russell came in defending last year's round of 16, but Marinko Matosevic had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Matosevic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Matosevic M.

Serve advantage — Matosevic M.

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
Matosevic M.Russell M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Matosevic M.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
63
Break points won·Even
35
31
Deciding sets·Even
52
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
18
36

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

Draw

Final
Querrey S.
Berankis R.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Ram R.
6-37-64
Berankis R.
Matosevic M.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Malisse X.
6-23-1
Berankis R.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Mayer L.
7-636-3
Matosevic M.
Russell M.
6-26-3
R16
Mayer L.
Cipolla F.
6-04-0
Ram R.
Capdeville P.
6-36-1
Querrey S.
Sijsling I.
6-26-2
Berankis R.
Andreev I.
6-47-5
Mahut N.
Lorenzi P.
7-57-67
Matosevic M.
Kamke T.
6-31-66-0
Russell M.
Paire B.
7-56-4
Malisse X.
Ebden M.
6-46-3
R32
Lorenzi P.
Klahn B.
6-43-66-0
Kamke T.
Blake J.
6-25-77-64
Russell M.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Cipolla F.
Sock J.
6-36-1
Capdeville P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-65
Ram R.
Baker B.
7-637-5
Berankis R.
Phau B.
7-686-4
Andreev I.
Sela D.
7-646-4
Matosevic M.
Guccione C.
3-66-36-3
Sijsling I.
Johnson S.
7-646-3
Ebden M.
Berrer M.
4-66-27-64
Malisse X.
Meister N.
6-46-1