Gilles Muller vs Viktor Troicki — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-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
SRB3
Viktor Troicki
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
Muller G.
6-3 7-6
Troicki V.
Muller G.
6782
Troicki V.
3660

Gilles Muller defeated Viktor Troicki 6-3 7-6 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Viktor Troicki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Viktor Troicki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Muller closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-11SydneySFhardViktor Troicki6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Troicki V.

Troicki V.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.Troicki V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.9
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Troicki V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Clear edge
4
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
70

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