Gilles Muller vs Steve Darcis — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Muller G.
6-7 6-4 6-3
Darcis S.
Muller G.
63662
Darcis S.
77431

Gilles Muller defeated Steve Darcis 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Darcis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Steve Darcis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-25Miami MastersR64hardSteve Darcis6-4 6-7(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Darcis S.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Darcis S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Darcis S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
87
Break points won·Dominant
4
52
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Even
87
84

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
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Zemlja G.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Muller G.
7-647-65
Zemlja G.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Bedene A.
6-24-2
del Potro J.
Matosevic M.
6-26-2
Muller G.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Zemlja G.
Haas T.
6-44-66-2
R16
del Potro J.
Brands D.
6-757-647-66
Muller G.
Melzer J.
6-33-67-64
Zemlja G.
Ebden M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Levine J.
6-46-2
Bedene A.
Young D.
7-646-726-3
Tipsarevic J.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Lorenzi P.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Matosevic M.
Thiem D.
6-37-65
R32
Bedene A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-41-0
Levine J.
Kubot L.
6-36-4
Young D.
Fognini F.
7-686-3
Gulbis E.
Devvarman S.
7-666-3
Ebden M.
Volandri F.
7-50-66-0
Zemlja G.
Malisse X.
4-66-17-66
Lorenzi P.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Pospisil V.
Haider Maurer A.
3-67-636-1
Muller G.
Darcis S.
6-736-46-3
Matosevic M.
Haase R.
1-66-36-2
Thiem D.
Lacko L.
7-636-3
Brands D.
Bemelmans R.
6-756-46-3