Henri Laaksonen vs Alexander Sarkissian — Shanghai CH Quarter-final

Shanghai CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
SUI4
Henri Laaksonen
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 September 2016
hard
USA
Alexander Sarkissian
36 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
Laaksonen H.
6-2 6-2
Sarkissian A.
Laaksonen H.
662
Sarkissian A.
220

Henri Laaksonen defeated Alexander Sarkissian 6-2 6-2 in the Shanghai CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Sarkissian came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Henri Laaksonen claimed a first win over Alexander Sarkissian in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenQ1hardAlexander Sarkissian6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Laaksonen H.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sarkissian A.

Sarkissian A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

Even serve battle

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
Laaksonen H.Sarkissian A.
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Laaksonen H.Sarkissian A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
8
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
65
Break points won·Slight edge
20
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
25
20

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
Laaksonen H.[4]
Jung J.[6]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Laaksonen H.[4]
Uchiyama Y.
6-37-5
Jung J.[6]
Thompson J.[1]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Thompson J.[1]
Kwon S.
6-46-4
Laaksonen H.[4]
Sarkissian A.
6-26-2
Jung J.[6]
Soeda G.[3]
6-27-5
Uchiyama Y.
Kavcic B.
7-56-3
R16
Uchiyama Y.
Weintraub A.
6-27-5
Laaksonen H.[4]
Li Z.
6-16-4
Kavcic B.
Kudryavtsev A.[7]
6-37-5
Sarkissian A.
Gao X.
6-06-1
Jung J.[6]
Kibi Y.
6-746-46-3
Soeda G.[3]
Karatsev A.
7-56-4
Kwon S.
Pecotic M.
7-56-4
Thompson J.[1]
Matosevic M.
6-37-66
R32
Kwon S.
Barrientos N.
6-16-3
Weintraub A.
Ito T.[2]
4-66-16-0
Uchiyama Y.
Gombos N.
6-766-36-4
Kavcic B.
Sekiguchi S.
7-56-3
Kudryavtsev A.[7]
Zopp J.
6-36-0
Laaksonen H.[4]
Xia Z.
6-46-4
Li Z.
Wu D.
6-46-2
Sarkissian A.
Sun F.
6-06-3
Gao X.
Vanni L.[5]
4-66-36-4
Jung J.[6]
Molchanov D.
6-26-3
Kibi Y.
Qiu Z.
6-06-2
Karatsev A.
Moriya H.
6-26-4
Soeda G.[3]
Mott B.
3-66-16-4
Pecotic M.
Zhang Z.[8]
6-33-67-68
Matosevic M.
Zhang Z.
6-46-2
Thompson J.[1]
Chen T.
6-26-727-64