Albert Montanes vs Santiago Giraldo — Quito Round of 16

Quito · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2015
clay
COL2
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
Montanes A.
7-6 7-5
Giraldo S.
Montanes A.
7772
Giraldo S.
6150

Albert Montanes defeated Santiago Giraldo 7-6 7-5 in the Quito round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Santiago Giraldo came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Albert Montanes narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-10Buenos AiresR32claySantiago Giraldo7-6(4) 6-2
2014-01-06AucklandR32hardSantiago Giraldo6-1 7-6(3)
2011-07-31KitzbuhelQFclayAlbert Montanes6-1 7-6(0)
2011-02-21AcapulcoR16hardSantiago Giraldo6-3 6-4
2011-01-10AucklandR16hardSantiago Giraldo6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
28
Break points saved·Even
80
82
Break points won·Slight edge
24
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
63
26

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
Final
Estrella V.[8]
Lopez F.[1]
6-26-757-65
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[1]
Verdasco F.[3]
7-657-61
Estrella V.[8]
Bellucci T.[6]
7-657-5
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[1]
Lajovic D.[7]
4-67-56-1
Estrella V.[8]
Klizan M.[4]
6-26-2
Bellucci T.[6]
Montanes A.
6-37-66
Verdasco F.[3]
Lorenzi P.[5]
6-16-2
R16
Lopez F.[1]
Gonzalez A.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.[7]
Jarry N.
6-43-66-3
Estrella V.[8]
Olivo R.
7-656-4
Klizan M.[4]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-35-77-5
Montanes A.
Giraldo S.[2]
7-617-5
Lorenzi P.[5]
Falla A.
7-56-1
Bellucci T.[6]
Zeballos H.
6-23-67-66
Verdasco F.[3]
Melzer G.
7-626-4
R32
Jarry N.
Escobar G.
2-66-46-3
Melzer G.
Haider Maurer A.
1-67-617-66
Estrella V.[8]
Ghem A.
6-46-4
Olivo R.
Donskoy E.
7-653-66-1
Bellucci T.[6]
Lapentti G.
6-36-746-2
Falla A.
Souza J.
6-736-16-4
Lorenzi P.[5]
Menendez Maceiras A.
4-66-47-61
Gonzalez A.
Bagnis F.
6-26-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Fucsovics M.
3-66-46-4
Zeballos H.
Krajicek A.
7-636-4
Montanes A.
Arguello F.
6-16-3
Lajovic D.[7]
Vanni L.
7-636-4