Gilles Muller vs Pablo Cuevas — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
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Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
URU2
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Muller G.
7-6 6-4
Cuevas P.
Muller G.
7762
Cuevas P.
6540

Gilles Muller defeated Pablo Cuevas 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Pablo Cuevas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-20NottinghamSFgrassPablo Cuevas3-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Even
57
58
Break points saved·Even
97
93
Break points won·Dominant
4
32
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
44

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