Gilles Muller vs Salvatore Caruso — Recanati CH Quarter-final

Recanati CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
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Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2014
hard
ITA
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
Muller G.
6-1 7-6
Caruso S.
Muller G.
6772
Caruso S.
1630

Gilles Muller defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-1 7-6 in the Recanati CH quarter-final on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Caruso S.

Caruso S.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Caruso S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
69%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Caruso S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
41
Break points saved·Dominant
97
65
Break points won·Dominant
4
30
Deciding sets·Even
76
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
18

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
Muller G.[1]
Bozoljac I.[8]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Bozoljac I.[8]
Fucsovics M.[4]
7-646-3
Muller G.[1]
Kravchuk K.[7]
7-57-65
Quarter-finals
Muller G.[1]
Caruso S.
6-17-63
Kravchuk K.[7]
Napolitano S.
7-636-3
Fucsovics M.[4]
Menendez Maceiras A.[5]
6-46-2
Bozoljac I.[8]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-46-3
R16
Bozoljac I.[8]
Edmund K.
6-36-3
Muller G.[1]
Veger F.
6-36-4
Caruso S.
Beretta D.
6-06-2
Napolitano S.
Pavic M.
6-45-76-4
Kravchuk K.[7]
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-46-4
Menendez Maceiras A.[5]
Baluda V.
6-36-0
Fucsovics M.[4]
Cipolla F.
6-14-67-65
Munoz de la Nava D.
Lobkov A.
6-26-2
R32
Ortega Olmedo R.
Konecny M.
3-67-623-1
Pavic M.
Basilashvili N.[9]
6-36-726-2
Kravchuk K.[7]
Miccini G.
6-36-2
Baluda V.
Schwank E.
6-26-4
Muller G.[1]
Grigelis L.
6-36-3
Veger F.
Massara A.
6-46-1
Caruso S.
Mertens Y.
6-32-66-4
Napolitano S.
Duran G.
7-56-4
Menendez Maceiras A.[5]
Mektic N.
6-46-2
Cipolla F.
Bubka S.
6-26-0
Fucsovics M.[4]
Trevisan M.
6-17-65
Bozoljac I.[8]
Gerasimov E.
6-46-2
Edmund K.
Giner M.
6-16-4
Lobkov A.
Brkic T.
4-67-56-2
Munoz de la Nava D.
Berankis R.[2]
7-57-63
Beretta D.
Guez D.[6]
6-47-5