Nicolas Mahut vs Andreas Seppi — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
ITA5
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Mahut N.
6-3 1-6 6-3
Seppi A.
Mahut N.
6162
Seppi A.
3631

Nicolas Mahut defeated Andreas Seppi 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Mahut extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Mahut closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-17Winston-SalemR16hardAndreas Seppi6-4 7-6(7)
2013-09-16MetzR16hardNicolas Mahut6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.8
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Even
51
53
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Dominant
15
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
32

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
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