Michael Russell vs Mardy Fish — Atlanta Round of 32

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 July 2013
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Russell M.
4-6 6-2 7-5
Fish M.
Russell M.
4672
Fish M.
6251

Michael Russell defeated Mardy Fish 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the Atlanta round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Michael Russell narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-09HoustonR16clayMichael Russell6-3 6-1
2010-07-05NewportR32grassMardy Fish6-1 6-2
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR64clayMardy Fish6-2 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Russell M.

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
Russell M.Fish M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
51%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
6.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
65
Break points saved·Dominant
63
89
Break points won·Dominant
31
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
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
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-737-627-62
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Hewitt L.
6-44-67-65
Anderson K.
Harrison R.
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Harrison R.
Giraldo S.
6-33-67-62
Hewitt L.
Dodig I.
1-66-36-0
Anderson K.
Istomin D.
6-33-66-3
Isner J.
Blake J.
7-617-65
R16
Anderson K.
Ebden M.
6-776-26-2
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
7-56-2
Harrison R.
Sijsling I.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Williams R.
7-666-4
Dodig I.
Berankis R.
6-16-736-3
Giraldo S.
Russell M.
5-76-33-0
Isner J.
Harrison C.
7-694-67-5
Blake J.
Donskoy E.
6-36-2
R32
Ebden M.
Karlovic I.
6-2
Blake J.
Smyczek T.
7-634-67-64
Donskoy E.
Ram R.
6-36-4
Berankis R.
Zverev M.
7-642-67-68
Williams R.
Kudla D.
7-56-4
Giraldo S.
Sock J.
7-56-4
Russell M.
Fish M.
4-66-27-5
Istomin D.
Lacko L.
6-16-3
Harrison R.
Matosevic M.
6-22-66-3
Lu Y.
King K.
6-37-5
Hewitt L.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-4
Harrison C.
Falla A.
6-16-776-2