Steve Darcis vs Jan Mertl — Cherbourg CH Round of 32

Cherbourg CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
BEL2
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
hard
CZE
Jan Mertl
44 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
Darcis S.
6-3 6-2
Mertl J.
Darcis S.
662
Mertl J.
320

Steve Darcis defeated Jan Mertl 6-3 6-2 in the Cherbourg CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Mertl came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Darcis S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mertl J.

Mertl J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Serve advantage — Darcis S.

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
Darcis S.Mertl J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
6.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Darcis S.Mertl J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
69
Break points won·Dominant
52
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
12
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
14

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
Gombos N.[7]
Paire B.[6]
6-17-64
Semi-finals
Paire B.[6]
Couacaud E.
6-46-1
Gombos N.[7]
Authom M.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Paire B.[6]
De Schepper K.[1]
6-46-2
Couacaud E.
Arnaboldi A.
2-66-37-64
Authom M.
Kravchuk K.
6-37-66
Gombos N.[7]
Teixeira M.
6-22-66-1
R16
Authom M.
Daniel T.
6-26-3
Teixeira M.
Darcis S.[2]
7-652-4
De Schepper K.[1]
Karatsev A.
4-66-36-2
Paire B.[6]
Lokoli L.
3-66-16-1
Arnaboldi A.
Setkic A.
6-47-5
Couacaud E.
Mahut N.[5]
6-36-1
Kravchuk K.
Desein N.[8]
6-46-3
Gombos N.[7]
Brands D.
6-46-3
R32
Desein N.[8]
Gaio F.
6-23-66-2
Arnaboldi A.
Broady L.
7-56-2
Teixeira M.
Molchanov D.
6-21-0
Mahut N.[5]
Michon A.
6-26-2
Authom M.
Kovalik J.
0-66-47-61
Brands D.
Lamasine T.
6-43-67-62
Lokoli L.
Martin A.
6-46-2
De Schepper K.[1]
Guez D.
6-36-4
Karatsev A.
Ignatik U.
6-33-67-63
Paire B.[6]
Betov S.
6-47-63
Setkic A.
Dustov F.[4]
6-26-3
Couacaud E.
Basic M.
6-46-3
Kravchuk K.
Eysseric J.
4-66-26-1
Daniel T.
Beck A.[3]
6-26-3
Gombos N.[7]
Sidorenko A.
6-13-66-1
Darcis S.[2]
Mertl J.
6-36-2