Dominic Thiem vs Andrey RublevMonte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 32
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 April 2018
clay
#16ATP
1902ELO
1872Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Thiem D.
5-7 7-5 7-5
Rublev A.
Thiem D.
5772
Rublev A.
7551

Dominic Thiem defeated Andrey Rublev 5-7 7-5 7-5 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardAndrey Rublev6-3 6-4 6-2
2022-10-10GijonSFhardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-4
2020-11-16Tour FinalsRRhardAndrey Rublev6-2 7-5
2020-10-26ViennaQFhardAndrey Rublev7-6(5) 6-2
2019-07-22HamburgQFclayAndrey Rublev7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2017-10-23ViennaR32hardDominic Thiem6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Thiem D.Rublev A.
Serve
14
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
89
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Clear edge
58
72
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Rublev A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 60%