Marinko Matosevic vs Gilles Muller — Nottingham CH Semi-final

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
AUS3
Marinko Matosevic
40 yrs · 194 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
grass
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Matosevic M.
6-7 7-6 6-3
Muller G.
Matosevic M.
657762
Muller G.
776231

Marinko Matosevic defeated Gilles Muller 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Nottingham CH semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marinko Matosevic claimed a first win over Gilles Muller in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-16AtlantaR32hardGilles Muller7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Matosevic M.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Matosevic 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
Matosevic M.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
14.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Matosevic M.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
97
Break points won·Dominant
35
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
87

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
Baghdatis M.
Matosevic M.[3]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Sijsling I.[1]
6-46-2
Matosevic M.[3]
Muller G.
6-757-626-3
Quarter-finals
Sijsling I.[1]
Fischer M.
6-46-4
Matosevic M.[3]
Kutrovsky D.[6]
6-37-64
Baghdatis M.
De Schepper K.[5]
6-47-61
Muller G.
Johnson S.[2]
7-57-63
R16
Sijsling I.[1]
Mitchell B.
6-23-66-3
Fischer M.
Sela D.[8]
6-36-1
Baghdatis M.
Kudla D.
6-46-4
De Schepper K.[5]
Smith J.
6-36-736-3
Kutrovsky D.[6]
Harrison R.
6-42-67-67
Matosevic M.[3]
Evans D.
7-56-1
Muller G.
Wang J.
7-666-746-4
Johnson S.[2]
Berrer M.
6-37-5
R32
Sijsling I.[1]
Willis M.
6-36-1
Mitchell B.
Ram R.
7-627-5
Kutrovsky D.[6]
Smethurst D.
6-33-66-2
Muller G.
Soeda G.[7]
7-636-7107-60
Johnson S.[2]
Ward J.
6-36-3
Smith J.
Kyrgios N.
6-47-65
Fischer M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-4
Sela D.[8]
Edmund K.
6-42-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.[4]
6-46-4
Kudla D.
Venus M.
6-26-2
De Schepper K.[5]
Rice D.
2-66-36-1
Harrison R.
Moriya H.
6-13-66-0
Evans D.
Cox D.
7-57-5
Matosevic M.[3]
Duckworth J.
6-17-64
Wang J.
Bemelmans R.
7-56-2
Berrer M.
Sugita Y.
6-16-3