Pablo Cuevas vs Thomaz Bellucci — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
BRA
Thomaz Bellucci
38 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
Cuevas P.
7-6 4-6 7-6
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.
774782
Bellucci T.
626661

Pablo Cuevas defeated Thomaz Bellucci 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomaz Bellucci came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Pablo Cuevas had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Pablo Cuevas narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsR32hardThomaz Bellucci6-2 4-6 6-3
2015-08-10Canada MastersR64hardThomaz Bellucci7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4)
2015-04-27IstanbulQFclayPablo Cuevas7-5 6-3
2015-03-25Miami MastersR64hardThomaz Bellucci2-6 6-2 7-5
2011-04-25EstorilQFclayPablo Cuevas6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bellucci T.

Bellucci T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Serve advantage — Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Bellucci T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Bellucci T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
21
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
79
Break points won·Slight edge
32
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
20
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
22

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%
Final
Nadal R.[4]
Thiem D.[8]
7-686-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[8]
Cuevas P.
6-46-4
Nadal R.[4]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.
Zverev A.
3-66-06-4
Thiem D.[8]
Coric B.
6-16-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Nishikori K.[6]
W/O
Nadal R.[4]
Goffin D.[9]
7-636-2
R16
Djokovic N.[2]
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Nadal R.[4]
Kyrgios N.[16]
6-36-1
Goffin D.[9]
Raonic M.[5]
6-46-2
Zverev A.
Berdych T.[11]
6-46-4
Cuevas P.
Paire B.
7-50-66-1
Thiem D.[8]
Dimitrov G.[12]
4-66-47-69
Coric B.
Murray A.[1]
6-36-3
R32
Ferrer D.
Tsonga J.[10]
W/O
Djokovic N.[2]
Almagro N.
6-14-67-5
Lopez F.
Simon G.
6-33-67-63
Nadal R.[4]
Fognini F.
7-633-66-4
Kyrgios N.[16]
Harrison R.
6-36-3
Goffin D.[9]
Mayer F.
7-636-0
Raonic M.[5]
Muller G.
6-46-4
Zverev A.
Cilic M.[7]
6-736-36-4
Berdych T.[11]
Haase R.
7-656-3
Cuevas P.
Mahut N.
5-76-46-4
Paire B.
Wawrinka S.[3]
7-54-66-2
Thiem D.[8]
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.[12]
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
Coric B.
Herbert P.
7-56-4
Murray A.[1]
Copil M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Schwartzman D.
1-66-06-4
R64
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
6-33-66-1
Lopez F.
Escobedo E.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Monfils G.[15]
0-66-07-60
Ferrer D.
Kukushkin M.
2-67-616-4
Fognini F.
Sousa J.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Tomic B.
7-54-66-2
Kyrgios N.[16]
Baghdatis M.
7-616-4
Goffin D.[9]
Khachanov K.
6-27-68
Mayer F.
Granollers M.
7-57-5
Muller G.
Haas T.
6-47-67
Zverev A.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Haase R.
Evans D.
7-56-2
Berdych T.[11]
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Mahut N.
Sock J.[14]
6-40-67-64
Cuevas P.
Bellucci T.
7-624-67-66
Paire B.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-4
Donaldson J.
Mannarino A.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[12]
Kohlschreiber P.
7-676-4
Herbert P.
Pouille L.[13]
7-656-746-3
Coric B.
Zverev M.
6-37-65
Copil M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-664-67-69
Karlovic I.
Bautista Agut R.
7-646-797-67
Tsonga J.[10]
Kuznetsov A.
7-656-757-5
Schwartzman D.
Ramos A.
6-16-3