Lucas Pouille vs Evgeny Donskoy — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA7
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
RUS
Evgeny Donskoy
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLL
Pouille L.
6-4 5-7 7-6
Donskoy E.
Pouille L.
65772
Donskoy E.
47621

Lucas Pouille defeated Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 5-7 7-6 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Evgeny Donskoy came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lucas Pouille claimed a first win over Evgeny Donskoy in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardEvgeny Donskoy6-2 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Donskoy E.

Donskoy E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

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
Pouille L.Donskoy E.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Donskoy E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
25
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
89
Break points won·Clear edge
29
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Murray A.[1]
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Verdasco F.
Haase R.
7-655-76-1
Murray A.[1]
Pouille L.[7]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Haase R.
Dzumhur D.
6-24-66-4
Pouille L.[7]
Donskoy E.
6-45-77-62
Murray A.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-747-6186-1
Verdasco F.
Monfils G.[4]
6-37-5
R16
Dzumhur D.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Berdych T.[5]
3-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
6-43-67-5
Pouille L.[7]
Copil M.
6-16-4
Donskoy E.
Federer R.[3]
3-67-677-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Murray A.[1]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-0
Monfils G.[4]
Evans D.
6-43-66-1
R32
Berdych T.[5]
Rosol L.
6-32-1
Dzumhur D.
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-646-3
Haase R.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-26-3
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
6-27-5
Bautista Agut R.[6]
Khachanov K.
6-17-64
Pouille L.[7]
Pavlasek A.
6-26-2
Copil M.
Struff J.
6-46-2
Donskoy E.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Federer R.[3]
Paire B.
6-16-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Muller G.[8]
6-47-61
Medvedev D.
Awadhy O.
6-27-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Murray A.[1]
Jaziri M.
6-46-1
Granollers M.
Vesely J.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[4]
Safwat M.
6-46-3