Vasek Pospisil vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Paris Masters Qualifying Round 2

Paris Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 October 2017
hard
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Pospisil V.
6-3 6-4
Mathieu P.
Pospisil V.
662
Mathieu P.
340

Vasek Pospisil defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 6-3 6-4 in the Paris Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pospisil V.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

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
Pospisil V.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.9
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pospisil V.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
88
Break points won·Clear edge
7
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
62
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
37

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
11°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 68%
Q2
Pospisil V.
Mathieu P.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.
Djere L.
5-76-36-2
Sousa J.[6]
Humbert U.
7-56-4
Struff J.[2]
Gojowczyk P.[9]
6-37-64
Chardy J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Coric B.[4]
Donskoy E.[12]
6-26-3
Q1
Struff J.[2]
Kukushkin M.
7-656-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Donaldson J.[1]
7-56-706-4
Krajinovic F.
Pella G.[7]
6-46-1
Donskoy E.[12]
Seppi A.
6-36-2
Humbert U.
Fabbiano T.[11]
4-66-36-4
Pospisil V.
Basilashvili N.[3]
2-66-36-2
Coric B.[4]
Bonzi B.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Medvedev D.[8]
6-46-4
Gojowczyk P.[9]
Halys Q.
6-46-3
Chardy J.
Lajovic D.[10]
6-746-26-4
Sousa J.[6]
Gombos N.
6-46-3
Djere L.
Istomin D.[5]
6-13-3