Nicolas Mahut vs Thomaz Bellucci — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
BRA
Thomaz Bellucci
38 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
Mahut N.
6-2 7-6
Bellucci T.
Mahut N.
6772
Bellucci T.
2620

Nicolas Mahut defeated Thomaz Bellucci 6-2 7-6 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomaz Bellucci came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Mahut claimed a first win over Thomaz Bellucci in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Mahut closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09Rome MastersR32clayThomaz Bellucci6-4 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardThomaz Bellucci7-6(4) 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bellucci T.

Bellucci T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Bellucci T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Bellucci T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
21
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
79
Break points won·Slight edge
15
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
20
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
22

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
Muller G.[6]
Evans D.
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Muller G.[6]
Troicki V.[3]
6-37-66
Evans D.
Kuznetsov A.
6-23-66-3
Quarter-finals
Muller G.[6]
Cuevas P.[2]
7-656-4
Kuznetsov A.
Carreno Busta P.[4]
2-66-46-1
Evans D.
Thiem D.[1]
3-66-46-1
Troicki V.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
W/O
R16
Cuevas P.[2]
Mahut N.
6-42-66-2
Muller G.[6]
Barton M.
6-13-66-4
Troicki V.[3]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Thompson J.
7-56-4
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Zverev M.
3-67-646-3
Evans D.
Granollers M.[8]
1-66-36-3
Thiem D.[1]
Elias G.
6-756-37-5
Kuznetsov A.
De Minaur A.
6-20-0
R32
Mahut N.
Bellucci T.
6-27-62
Muller G.[6]
Dolgopolov A.
3-66-37-5
Lorenzi P.
Mayer F.
7-644-67-65
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
Fognini F.
6-46-4
De Minaur A.
Paire B.
6-33-67-61
Zverev M.
Almagro N.
6-46-2
Granollers M.[8]
Giraldo S.
6-757-56-3
Evans D.
Monteiro T.
6-34-66-3
Elias G.
Oconnell C.
6-736-46-1
Barton M.
Edmund K.
7-637-65
Kuznetsov A.
Klizan M.[7]
2-66-13-0
Thompson J.
Basilashvili N.
7-56-2