Aljaz Bedene vs Andrey Rublev — Irving CH Semi-final

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
SLO
Aljaz Bedene
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Bedene A.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Rublev A.
Bedene A.
17862
Rublev A.
66621

Aljaz Bedene defeated Andrey Rublev 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the Irving CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Aljaz Bedene claimed a first win over Andrey Rublev in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardAndrey Rublev6-1 6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Bedene A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Bedene 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

Serve & return on hard

Bedene A.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bedene A.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Even
8.4
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bedene A.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
100
Break points won·Dominant
38
72
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bedene A.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rublev A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Bedene A.
Kukushkin M.
6-43-66-1
Semi-finals
Kukushkin M.
Brown D.
6-46-4
Bedene A.
Rublev A.
1-67-666-2
Quarter-finals
Rublev A.
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Kukushkin M.
Khachanov K.[3]
6-47-65
Brown D.
Smyczek T.
6-46-2
Bedene A.
Donaldson J.
7-56-3
R16
Bedene A.
Bellucci T.
4-67-666-1
Donaldson J.
Tiafoe F.
7-51-67-5
Chardy J.
Basilashvili N.[4]
6-26-1
Brown D.
Coric B.[5]
4-66-46-4
Smyczek T.
Albot R.
6-36-3
Rublev A.
Becker B.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Lu Y.[8]
6-24-66-4
Khachanov K.[3]
Lacko L.
6-43-66-1
R32
Basilashvili N.[4]
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Chardy J.
Olivo R.
4-66-16-2
Becker B.
Giraldo S.
7-56-2
Rublev A.
Struff J.[7]
6-47-65
Lu Y.[8]
Mcgee J.
6-36-2
Kukushkin M.
Kudla D.
4-66-36-1
Lacko L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-34-66-3
Khachanov K.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-26-4
Coric B.[5]
Zeballos H.
7-636-3
Brown D.
Middelkoop M.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.
Bagnis F.
7-57-63
Albot R.
Granollers M.[1]
1-66-47-64
Donaldson J.
Kuznetsov A.[6]
6-12-63-1
Bedene A.
Lorenzi P.[2]
6-47-65
Bellucci T.
Rosol L.
6-35-76-4
Tiafoe F.
Kravchuk K.
6-16-4