Gilles Muller vs Tommy Paul — Atlanta Quarter-final

Atlanta · ATP · Quarter-final
LUX3
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 July 2017
hard
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Muller G.
6-3 6-1
Paul T.
Muller G.
662
Paul T.
310

Gilles Muller defeated Tommy Paul 6-3 6-1 in the Atlanta quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Tommy Paul in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-31WashingtonR16hardTommy Paul6-7(3) 6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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

Serve & return on hard

Muller G.Paul T.
—
Serve
71
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Muller G.Paul T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
68%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.9
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Paul T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
93
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Dominant
4
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Muller G.Paul T.
Freshness·
—
88

Paul T.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Isner J.[2]
Harrison R.[4]
7-667-67
Semi-finals
Isner J.[2]
Muller G.[3]
6-46-2
Harrison R.[4]
Edmund K.[5]
6-756-36-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.[2]
Lacko L.
7-56-4
Muller G.[3]
Paul T.
6-36-1
Harrison R.[4]
Eubanks C.
6-16-2
Edmund K.[5]
Sock J.[1]
6-46-1
R16
Isner J.[2]
Pospisil V.
6-36-4
Lacko L.
Young D.[6]
6-36-1
Muller G.[3]
Halys Q.
6-46-716-3
Paul T.
Jaziri M.
6-756-46-3
Eubanks C.
Donaldson J.[8]
6-44-66-2
Harrison R.[4]
Millman J.
6-727-647-5
Edmund K.[5]
Gojowczyk P.
2-66-47-5
Sock J.[1]
Sela D.
6-46-3
R32
Paul T.
Chung H.[7]
4-66-26-3
Pospisil V.
Fratangelo B.
7-54-67-63
Lacko L.
Fabbiano T.
6-16-2
Young D.[6]
Smyczek T.
6-46-2
Halys Q.
Kozlov S.
7-57-67
Jaziri M.
Opelka R.
5-77-6146-1
Donaldson J.[8]
Escobedo E.
6-36-1
Eubanks C.
Fritz T.
7-656-4
Millman J.
Tiafoe F.
5-76-47-65
Edmund K.[5]
Baghdatis M.
6-37-5
Gojowczyk P.
Pella G.
4-66-37-65
Sela D.
Kravchuk K.
7-56-2