Nicolas Mahut vs Marc Gicquel — Rennes CH Quarter-final

Rennes CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014
hard
FRA
Marc Gicquel
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLLLLW
Mahut N.
6-4 6-2
Gicquel M.
Mahut N.
662
Gicquel M.
420

Nicolas Mahut defeated Marc Gicquel 6-4 6-2 in the Rennes CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marc Gicquel came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Nicolas Mahut claimed a first win over Marc Gicquel in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-29MetzR16hardMarc Gicquel6-3 7-6(4)
2007-04-23CasablancaR16clayMarc Gicquel6-2 6-4
2002-02-11MarseilleR32hardMarc Gicquel6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Gicquel M.

Gicquel M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Gicquel M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
6.0
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Gicquel M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
80
Break points won·Clear edge
15
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
40

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
Darcis S.
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mahut N.
Couacaud E.
3-0
Darcis S.
Ilhan M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Couacaud E.
Haase R.
6-46-757-64
Darcis S.
Brown D.[6]
1-66-46-1
Mahut N.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Ilhan M.
Haider Maurer A.[5]
3-67-56-3
R16
Couacaud E.
Khachanov K.
3-66-16-3
Brown D.[6]
Viola M.
6-36-3
Mahut N.
Kamke T.[8]
7-646-3
Darcis S.
Sela D.[4]
3-66-06-2
Gicquel M.
Mathieu P.[3]
3-67-666-1
Haider Maurer A.[5]
Bachinger M.
6-37-67
Ilhan M.
De Schepper K.
7-644-67-62
Haase R.
Struff J.[1]
6-36-4
R32
Haider Maurer A.[5]
Copil M.
7-683-66-3
Viola M.
Gombos N.
7-56-1
Mathieu P.[3]
Delic M.
7-55-76-3
Struff J.[1]
Puetz T.
6-37-65
Haase R.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Khachanov K.
Lamasine T.
7-632-66-2
Bachinger M.
Marchenko I.
6-26-2
De Schepper K.
Pospisil J.
7-56-3
Mahut N.
Burquier G.
6-46-4
Gicquel M.
Melzer G.
6-16-1
Brown D.[6]
Hanescu V.
6-42-66-4
Darcis S.
Fischer M.
6-46-0
Ilhan M.
Bellucci T.[2]
6-747-626-3
Sela D.[4]
Zverev A.
6-36-3
Couacaud E.
Beck A.[7]
3-66-37-64
Kamke T.[8]
Millot V.
6-16-4