Grigor Dimitrov vs Pablo Cuevas — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL4
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Dimitrov G.
7-6 6-4
Cuevas P.
Dimitrov G.
7762
Cuevas P.
6240

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Pablo Cuevas 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in defending last year's round of 16. Grigor Dimitrov extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-17GenevaQFclayPablo Cuevas7-6(3) 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardGrigor Dimitrov6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5
2015-04-27IstanbulSFclayPablo Cuevas6-2 6-4
2014-10-27Paris MastersR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Dimitrov 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
Dimitrov G.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dimitrov G.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
66
32
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dimitrov G.Cuevas P.
Freshness·
53
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Dimitrov G.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Troicki V.[3]
Dimitrov G.[4]
2-66-17-67
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[4]
Muller G.
6-27-64
Troicki V.[3]
Gabashvili T.
3-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Muller G.
Chardy J.[6]
7-656-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Dolgopolov A.[8]
4-66-36-4
Troicki V.[3]
Mahut N.
4-66-36-3
Gabashvili T.
Tomic B.[1]
6-33-0
R16
Muller G.
Thiem D.[2]
7-622-2
Dolgopolov A.[8]
Sarkissian A.
7-666-2
Mahut N.
Seppi A.[5]
6-31-66-3
Troicki V.[3]
Robredo T.
6-16-4
Gabashvili T.
Delbonis F.
6-36-3
Tomic B.[1]
Thompson J.
6-26-2
Chardy J.[6]
Duckworth J.
7-656-4
Dimitrov G.[4]
Cuevas P.
7-626-4
R32
Thompson J.
Klizan M.
6-24-0
Muller G.
Coric B.
6-16-4
Sarkissian A.
Bolelli S.
6-27-65
Dolgopolov A.[8]
Bellucci T.
6-16-4
Mahut N.
Mannarino A.
6-47-5
Robredo T.
Millman J.
7-636-3
Gabashvili T.
Mayer L.[7]
6-46-3
Delbonis F.
Groth S.
7-647-65
Duckworth J.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-36-2
Cuevas P.
Marterer M.
6-46-4
Seppi A.[5]
Istomin D.
6-44-66-2
Chardy J.[6]
Kukushkin M.
6-26-3