Gilles Muller vs Sergiy Stakhovsky — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
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Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
UKR
Sergiy Stakhovsky
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Muller G.
7-5 6-3
Stakhovsky S.
Muller G.
762
Stakhovsky S.
530

Gilles Muller defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-5 6-3 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sergiy Stakhovsky came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Gilles Muller had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Gilles Muller claimed a first win over Sergiy Stakhovsky in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Muller closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-19Winston-SalemR64hardSergiy Stakhovsky7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Stakhovsky S.

Stakhovsky S.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

Statistics

This season
Muller G.Stakhovsky S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
31%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.3
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Stakhovsky S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
41
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Even
4
3
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
59

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
Weather
11°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 67%
Final
Khachanov K.[9]
Pouille L.[3]
7-53-67-5
Semi-finals
Khachanov K.[9]
Berdych T.[4]
6-36-2
Pouille L.[3]
Ivashka I.
6-37-66
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.[4]
Dzumhur D.[7]
7-640-0
Ivashka I.
Mahut N.
4-66-37-5
Pouille L.[3]
Krajinovic F.[8]
7-653-66-4
Khachanov K.[9]
Benneteau J.
6-46-4
R16
Ivashka I.
Wawrinka S.[2]
6-41-1
Mahut N.
Muller G.[6]
3-66-26-4
Pouille L.[3]
Herbert P.
3-67-666-4
Krajinovic F.[8]
Simon G.
6-36-3
Dzumhur D.[7]
Fabbiano T.
6-757-677-65
Benneteau J.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
7-627-65
Berdych T.[4]
Travaglia S.
5-77-646-3
Khachanov K.[9]
Zverev M.
6-26-1
R32
Zverev M.
Kavcic B.
6-46-4
Ivashka I.
Djere L.
6-36-1
Mahut N.
Tsitsipas S.
7-57-64
Herbert P.
Gombos N.
6-27-63
Krajinovic F.[8]
Sousa J.
3-66-46-4
Dzumhur D.[7]
Kukushkin M.
6-767-636-1
Fabbiano T.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-36-4
Travaglia S.
Gaston H.
6-26-2
Khachanov K.[9]
Bemelmans R.
6-37-62
Simon G.
Marterer M.
7-637-64
Benneteau J.
Jaziri M.
6-46-3
Muller G.[6]
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3