Andy Murray vs Lucas Pouille — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · ATP · Semi-final
GBR1
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
FRA7
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
Murray A.
7-5 6-1
Pouille L.
Murray A.
762
Pouille L.
510

Andy Murray defeated Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-1 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Andy Murray extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Andy Murray came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersR64hardLucas Pouille6-1 1-6 6-4
2016-10-31Paris MastersR16hardAndy Murray6-3 6-0
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR16hardAndy Murray6-1 6-3
2016-05-09Rome MastersSFclayAndy Murray6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

Pouille L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Murray A.

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
Murray A.Pouille L.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Even
6.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Pouille L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
74
Break points saved·Even
98
98
Break points won·Dominant
79
29
Deciding sets·Even
99
96
Tiebreaks·Even
98
94

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