Gilles Muller vs Ricardas Berankis — Sofia Round of 16

Sofia · ATP · Round of 16
LUX6
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2016
hard
LTU
Ricardas Berankis
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWWL
Muller G.
7-5 7-6
Berankis R.
Muller G.
7772
Berankis R.
5640

Gilles Muller defeated Ricardas Berankis 7-5 7-6 in the Sofia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ricardas Berankis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Ricardas Berankis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-02ZagrebR16hardRicardas Berankis3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Berankis R.

Berankis R.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Berankis R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Berankis R.
Clutch Rating·Even
57
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Clear edge
4
16
Deciding sets·Even
76
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
79

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
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Troicki V.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Muller G.[6]
7-656-4
Troicki V.[2]
Klizan M.[7]
4-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Troicki V.[2]
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
6-36-4
Klizan M.[7]
Seppi A.[4]
6-46-3
Muller G.[6]
Garcia Lopez G.[3]
7-666-4
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Mannarino A.[8]
6-46-3
R16
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Krajinovic F.
W/O
Troicki V.[2]
Brands D.
6-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Dzumhur D.
6-14-66-3
Seppi A.[4]
De Bakker T.
6-26-1
Klizan M.[7]
Rosol L.
6-32-67-64
Muller G.[6]
Berankis R.
7-57-64
Garcia Lopez G.[3]
Basic M.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.[8]
Copil M.
6-46-756-3
R32
Brands D.
Fabbiano T.
7-656-3
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-2
De Bakker T.
Ebden M.
6-46-1
Rosol L.
Haase R.
3-66-36-4
Klizan M.[7]
Lazov A.
6-36-0
Muller G.[6]
Jaziri M.
6-36-2
Berankis R.
Kuzmanov D.
6-32-66-3
Basic M.
Bhambri Y.
6-37-64
Mannarino A.[8]
Donskoy E.
6-27-5
Copil M.
Chung H.
6-26-3
Krajinovic F.
Ilhan M.
6-33-66-4
Dzumhur D.
Vesely J.
6-33-66-3