Andreas Seppi vs Mikhail Youzhny — Sofia Round of 32

Sofia · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2018
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Seppi A.
6-3 6-4
Youzhny M.
Seppi A.
662
Youzhny M.
340

Andreas Seppi defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-4 in the Sofia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Andreas Seppi narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Andreas Seppi closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23BudapestR16clayAndreas Seppi6-1 6-2
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR32hardMikhail Youzhny6-3 6-4
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersR64clayAndreas Seppi6-3 7-6(4)
2009-02-16MarseilleR16hardMikhail Youzhny7-6(2) 6-3
2008-07-21Canada MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny7-6(1) 6-2
2008-01-14Australian OpenR64hardMikhail Youzhny4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(4)
2006-05-08Rome MastersR64clayMikhail Youzhny6-2 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Even serve battle

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
Seppi A.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
63
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Even
45
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
83

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
Basic M.
Copil M.
7-666-746-4
Semi-finals
Copil M.
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Basic M.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Troicki V.[6]
6-17-63
Basic M.
Marterer M.
6-44-66-3
Kovalik J.
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Copil M.
Muller G.[3]
6-46-4
R16
Baghdatis M.
Mannarino A.[2]
6-746-36-1
Copil M.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Troicki V.[6]
Istomin D.
7-641-67-65
Wawrinka S.[1]
Klizan M.
4-66-26-3
Kovalik J.
Lacko L.
4-66-27-5
Basic M.
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
7-57-65
Marterer M.
Sousa J.[7]
7-57-66
Muller G.[3]
Seppi A.
4-67-657-62
R32
Marterer M.
Jaziri M.
7-636-4
Seppi A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Basic M.
Mayer F.
6-46-1
Klizan M.
Donski A.
7-56-1
Lacko L.
Donskoy E.[8]
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Andreev A.
6-36-4
Kovalik J.
Albot R.
6-36-3
Copil M.
Haase R.[5]
7-656-4
Sousa J.[7]
Kuzmanov D.
7-666-1
Kavcic B.
Djere L.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Caruso S.
7-646-3
Troicki V.[6]
Gulbis E.
6-36-726-3