Mikhail Youzhny vs James Ward — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
RUS6
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2014
hard
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Youzhny M.
6-1 7-6
Ward J.
Youzhny M.
6772
Ward J.
1630

Mikhail Youzhny defeated James Ward 6-1 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Mikhail Youzhny extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Youzhny came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR128grassMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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
Youzhny M.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Dominant
41
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 27%
Final
Federer R.[4]
Berdych T.[3]
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.[4]
Djokovic N.[1]
3-66-36-2
Berdych T.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Youzhny M.[6]
W/O
Federer R.[4]
Rosol L.
6-26-2
Berdych T.[3]
Tsonga J.[5]
6-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-26-3
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Bautista Agut R.
6-16-3
Youzhny M.[6]
Ward J.
6-17-63
Federer R.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-746-3
Rosol L.
Tursunov D.[8]
6-47-64
Berdych T.[3]
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-1
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Jaziri M.
Devvarman S.
6-37-5
Tsonga J.[5]
Davydenko N.
W/O
R32
Devvarman S.
del Potro J.[2]
7-63
Bautista Agut R.
Ungur A.
6-16-3
Ward J.
Gabashvili T.
2-66-47-66
Youzhny M.[6]
Przysiezny M.
6-36-4
Federer R.[4]
Becker B.
6-16-4
Stepanek R.
Russell M.
5-76-36-1
Tursunov D.[8]
Lacko L.
7-56-1
Tsonga J.[5]
Hanescu V.
6-26-4
Berdych T.[3]
Copil M.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
De Bakker T.
6-36-3
Jaziri M.
Sijsling I.
0-66-47-64
Seppi A.
Mayer F.
4-66-17-5
Davydenko N.
Golubev A.
7-666-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Istomin D.
6-36-3
Rosol L.
Brands D.
7-646-4
Stakhovsky S.
Dodig I.
7-666-746-2