Marcos Baghdatis vs Vasek Pospisil — Chengdu Round of 32

Chengdu · ATP · Round of 32
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Baghdatis M.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Pospisil V.
Baghdatis M.
647762
Pospisil V.
776541

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Chengdu round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-15Cincinnati MastersR64hardMarcos Baghdatis7-5 7-5
2016-02-22DubaiR16hardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 6-2
2015-09-28Kuala LumpurR16hardVasek Pospisil7-6(2) 3-6 6-3
2015-07-27AtlantaQFhardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

Pospisil V.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Pospisil V.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
9.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Pospisil V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
49
Break points saved·Even
92
96
Break points won·Dominant
36
7
Deciding sets·Even
64
62
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Istomin D.
Baghdatis M.
3-2
Semi-finals
Istomin D.
Sugita Y.[5]
6-26-746-0
Baghdatis M.
Pella G.
5-76-46-2
Quarter-finals
Pella G.
Fritz T.
6-37-63
Baghdatis M.
Lu Y.
6-36-2
Sugita Y.[5]
Lajovic D.
6-26-4
Istomin D.
Donaldson J.
2-67-57-65
R16
Lajovic D.
Ramos A.[2]
6-26-3
Lu Y.
Rublev A.[4]
6-26-1
Fritz T.
Basilashvili N.
6-33-66-1
Donaldson J.
Edmund K.[6]
6-01-66-4
Pella G.
Thiem D.[1]
7-666-4
Sugita Y.[5]
Monteiro T.
6-46-1
Istomin D.
Khachanov K.[3]
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Gojowczyk P.
5-76-36-2
R32
Sugita Y.[5]
Pavic M.
6-10-0
Basilashvili N.
Troicki V.[7]
6-32-66-2
Fritz T.
Wu D.
7-56-1
Lajovic D.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-37-63
Baghdatis M.
Pospisil V.
6-747-656-4
Monteiro T.
Wu Y.
1-67-666-2
Istomin D.
Struff J.
6-37-63
Lu Y.
Ymer M.
6-26-3
Pella G.
Coric B.
6-47-62
Donaldson J.
Tsitsipas S.
6-727-57-5
Edmund K.[6]
Tomic B.
6-46-2
Gojowczyk P.
Mayer L.[8]
6-26-2