Tim Smyczek vs Gilles Muller — Irving CH Semi-final

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
hard
LUX2
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Smyczek T.
6-4 7-6
Muller G.
Smyczek T.
67102
Muller G.
4680

Tim Smyczek defeated Gilles Muller 6-4 7-6 in the Irving CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tim Smyczek had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 4 on hard. Tim Smyczek claimed a first win over Gilles Muller in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13San JoseR32hardGilles Muller2-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Smyczek T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

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
Smyczek T.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
14.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smyczek T.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
97
Break points won·Clear edge
23
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
87

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bedene A.
Smyczek T.
7-633-66-3
Semi-finals
Bedene A.
Edmund K.
7-616-1
Smyczek T.
Muller G.[2]
6-47-68
Quarter-finals
Edmund K.
Darcis S.
7-656-2
Bedene A.
Baghdatis M.[7]
6-37-65
Smyczek T.
Becker B.[3]
6-26-3
Muller G.[2]
Zverev A.
6-23-66-4
R16
Edmund K.
Schwartzman D.[8]
3-66-36-1
Bedene A.
Thiem D.[4]
6-43-66-2
Darcis S.
Chardy J.[1]
6-34-66-3
Baghdatis M.[7]
Mathieu P.
4-67-656-1
Smyczek T.
Stakhovsky S.[5]
7-50-66-3
Becker B.[3]
Dzumhur D.
7-56-1
Zverev A.
Janowicz J.[6]
6-27-63
Muller G.[2]
Kudla D.
6-46-0
R32
Baghdatis M.[7]
Brown D.
7-667-60
Darcis S.
Ward J.
6-46-4
Edmund K.
Kamke T.
6-46-4
Schwartzman D.[8]
Elias G.
6-33-66-2
Janowicz J.[6]
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-631-66-2
Chardy J.[1]
Cecchinato M.
6-36-2
Thiem D.[4]
Sela D.
6-31-66-3
Bedene A.
Ram R.
6-37-5
Mathieu P.
Matosevic M.
7-651-67-65
Stakhovsky S.[5]
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Smyczek T.
Struff J.
7-636-2
Dzumhur D.
Schretter J.
6-16-0
Becker B.[3]
Dustov F.
6-36-2
Zverev A.
Fratangelo B.
6-41-66-1
Kudla D.
Russell M.
6-46-716-4
Muller G.[2]
Andujar P.
7-626-4