Alejandro Falla vs Alexandr Dolgopolov — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
UKR
Alexandr Dolgopolov
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Falla A.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Dolgopolov A.
Falla A.
6362
Dolgopolov A.
3631

Alejandro Falla defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandr Dolgopolov came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Alejandro Falla claimed a first win over Alexandr Dolgopolov in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alejandro Falla closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10Canada MastersQ2hardAlexandr Dolgopolov6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
2012-01-01BrisbaneR32hardAlexandr Dolgopolov7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Dolgopolov A.

Dolgopolov A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Serve advantage — Dolgopolov A.

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
Falla A.Dolgopolov A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Dolgopolov A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
92
Break points won·Even
39
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
89

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
Monaco J.
Benneteau J.
7-54-66-3
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-1
Monaco J.
Nishikori K.
6-22-67-64
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Sijsling I.
4-66-36-4
Benneteau J.
Falla A.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Pospisil V.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Davydenko N.
6-4
R16
Sijsling I.
Lopez F.
7-607-62
Benneteau J.
Ebden M.
7-56-2
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
7-56-4
Nishikori K.
Ramos A.
6-756-26-1
Pospisil V.
Yani M.
6-37-5
Monaco J.
Wang J.
6-47-5
Falla A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-33-66-3
Ferrer D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-2
R32
Pospisil V.
Melzer J.
6-42-0
Falla A.
Ram R.
7-644-2
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-36-2
Davydenko N.
Singh S.
7-56-4
Ramos A.
Knowle J.
6-16-4
Yani M.
Baker B.
6-37-64
Wang J.
Ghedin R.
6-36-3
Bogomolov Jr A.
Inglot D.
7-56-3
Sijsling I.
Elyaas Deen Heshaam A.
6-26-1
Lopez F.
Lacko L.
6-37-63
Ebden M.
Davydenko P.
6-07-63
Benneteau J.
Berlocq C.
7-626-3