Albert Montanes vs Leonardo Mayer — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2014
clay
ARG
Leonardo Mayer
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
Montanes A.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Mayer L.
Montanes A.
66662
Mayer L.
78441

Albert Montanes defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Leonardo Mayer came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Albert Montanes claimed a first win over Leonardo Mayer in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardLeonardo Mayer6-2 3-0 RET
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardLeonardo Mayer6-1 6-3 6-1
2009-10-19StockholmR32hardLeonardo Mayer6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mayer L.

Mayer L.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

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
Montanes A.Mayer L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Mayer L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
29
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
93
Break points won·Clear edge
24
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
11
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Gulbis E.[2]
Delbonis F.[7]
6-17-65
Semi-finals
Delbonis F.[7]
Simon G.[4]
6-26-4
Gulbis E.[2]
Montanes A.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Delbonis F.[7]
Isner J.[1]
6-45-77-66
Simon G.[4]
Berlocq C.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Mayer L.
6-766-46-4
Gulbis E.[2]
Tursunov D.[5]
6-33-67-65
R16
Isner J.[1]
Sock J.
6-46-3
Delbonis F.[7]
Mathieu P.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Mahut N.[6]
6-26-3
Mayer L.
Roger-Vasselin E.[8]
6-43-67-5
Montanes A.
Querrey S.
4-66-36-2
Simon G.[4]
Thiem D.
6-34-66-2
Gulbis E.[2]
Klizan M.
6-746-46-1
Tursunov D.[5]
Haase R.
6-36-4
R32
Berlocq C.
Benneteau J.
6-14-66-3
Mahut N.[6]
Vaisse M.
6-746-36-2
Roger-Vasselin E.[8]
Gonzalez A.
6-36-1
Montanes A.
Ebden M.
6-16-3
Tursunov D.[5]
Nedovyesov A.
6-16-4
Haase R.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Mayer L.
Coric B.
4-66-36-4
Thiem D.
Johnson S.
3-67-657-5
Mathieu P.
Pouille L.
2-66-46-0
Delbonis F.[7]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-3
Klizan M.
Tomic B.
4-66-36-4
Sock J.
De Schepper K.
6-46-2