Gilles Muller vs Fernando Verdasco — Metz Round of 16

Metz · ATP · Round of 16
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015
hard
ESP8
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Muller G.
7-6 7-6
Verdasco F.
Muller G.
77772
Verdasco F.
63620

Gilles Muller defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 7-6 in the Metz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21Miami MastersR128hardFernando Verdasco7-6(2) 6-3
2012-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayFernando Verdasco6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco6-3 6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Muller G.

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
Muller G.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
57
57
Break points saved·Even
97
96
Break points won·Dominant
4
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
54

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
Tsonga J.[3]
Simon G.[2]
7-651-66-2
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
6-36-4
Simon G.[2]
Klizan M.[6]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Klizan M.[6]
Garcia Lopez G.[4]
4-66-37-64
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Wawrinka S.[1]
W/O
Tsonga J.[3]
Mahut N.
6-766-37-5
Simon G.[2]
Muller G.
6-46-4
R16
Wawrinka S.[1]
Brown D.
4-66-37-64
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.[3]
Zverev M.
7-656-786-3
Mahut N.
Mannarino A.[7]
6-46-756-3
Klizan M.[6]
Pospisil V.
6-47-67
Simon G.[2]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-2
Garcia Lopez G.[4]
Herbert P.
4-66-26-4
Muller G.
Verdasco F.[8]
7-637-62
R32
Zverev M.
Carreno Busta P.
6-26-736-1
Brown D.
Ram R.
6-33-66-3
Lorenzi P.
Darcis S.
1-66-36-3
Mahut N.
Delbonis F.
6-27-5
Mannarino A.[7]
Millot V.
6-27-5
Herbert P.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-5
Verdasco F.[8]
Zverev A.
6-726-36-3
Muller G.
Bedene A.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Millman J.
7-656-3
Pospisil V.
Nedovyesov A.
6-17-5
Klizan M.[6]
Mathieu P.
6-716-33-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
De Schepper K.
6-47-62