Mirza Basic vs Yannick Mertens — Istanbul CH Round of 32

Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Mirza Basic
BIH
Mirza Basic
#602ATP
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2017
hard
BEL
Yannick Mertens
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Basic M.
3-6 6-3 7-5
Mertens Y.
Basic M.
3672
Mertens Y.
6351

Mirza Basic defeated Yannick Mertens 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Istanbul CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yannick Mertens came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Basic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mertens Y.

Mertens Y.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Basic M.

Serve advantage — Basic M.

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
Basic M.Mertens Y.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Basic M.Mertens Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
0
Break points saved·Dominant
56
30
Break points won·Even
4
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
2
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
38

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Jaziri M.[1]
Berrettini M.[6]
7-640-67-5
Semi-finals
Berrettini M.[6]
Bublik A.[5]
7-56-3
Jaziri M.[1]
Maamoun K.
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.[5]
Istomin D.[2]
3-2
Maamoun K.
Celikbilek A.
6-26-4
Jaziri M.[1]
Ilhan M.
6-26-746-0
Berrettini M.[6]
Donskoy E.[4]
6-26-4
R16
Istomin D.[2]
Safiullin R.
6-33-67-63
Berrettini M.[6]
Kern R.
6-46-4
Celikbilek A.
Janvier M.
7-680-67-5
Ilhan M.
Dzhanashia S.
6-27-5
Bublik A.[5]
Bolelli S.
2-66-06-1
Donskoy E.[4]
Basic M.
6-16-4
Jaziri M.[1]
Bonzi B.
3-67-667-5
Maamoun K.
Ignatik U.
6-33-66-2
R32
Donskoy E.[4]
Gabashvili T.
6-44-1
Istomin D.[2]
Millot V.
7-640-0
Bolelli S.
Setkic A.
6-26-3
Berrettini M.[6]
Berankis R.
7-56-1
Maamoun K.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-46-3
Celikbilek A.
Haylaz M.
7-617-5
Janvier M.
Copil M.[3]
6-27-5
Bonzi B.
Eysseric J.
6-36-716-4
Basic M.
Mertens Y.
3-66-37-5
Ignatik U.
Tsitsipas S.[8]
6-41-66-3
Jaziri M.[1]
Sieber M.
6-27-66
Ilhan M.
Kamke T.
2-66-26-3
Dzhanashia S.
Ilkel C.
6-22-66-4
Bublik A.[5]
Turker M.
6-27-5
Safiullin R.
Yuksel A.
6-16-3
Kern R.
Robert S.
7-666-3