Norbert Gombos vs Alejandro Falla — Valencia Qualifying Round 1

Valencia · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Norbert Gombos
SVK
Norbert Gombos
#370ATP
1472ELO
1452Hard ELO
35 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2014
hard
COL4
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Gombos N.
6-3 6-2
Falla A.
Gombos N.
662
Falla A.
320

Norbert Gombos defeated Alejandro Falla 6-3 6-2 in the Valencia qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alejandro Falla came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gombos N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Gombos N.

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
Gombos N.Falla A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gombos N.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
41
32
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
73
Break points won·Dominant
8
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
22
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gombos N.Falla A.
Freshness·
79
—

Gombos N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Q2
Jaziri M.[3]
Ilhan M.
6-23-66-4
Bellucci T.[2]
Berankis R.
6-46-2
Gombos N.
Gojowczyk P.[6]
6-33-67-5
Ramos A.[1]
Ward J.[7]
6-36-2
Q1
Bellucci T.[2]
Berrer M.
6-26-2
Ilhan M.
Beck A.[5]
6-727-626-1
Ramos A.[1]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-27-64
Gojowczyk P.[6]
Riba P.
6-46-1
Berankis R.
Gimeno Traver D.[8]
6-33-66-3
Gombos N.
Falla A.[4]
6-36-2
Jaziri M.[3]
Camilo R.
6-26-4
Ward J.[7]
Garcia Villanueva C.
6-06-2