Pierre Hugues Herbert vs Attila Balazs — Budapest Quarter-final

Budapest · ATP · Quarter-final
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#247ATP
1607ELO
1530Clay ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
HUN
Attila Balazs
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Herbert P.
6-3 6-4
Balazs A.
Herbert P.
662
Balazs A.
340

Pierre Hugues Herbert defeated Attila Balazs 6-3 6-4 in the Budapest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Attila Balazs came in defending last year's round of 32, but Pierre Hugues Herbert had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Herbert P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Balazs A.

Balazs A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

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
Herbert P.Balazs A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Herbert P.Balazs A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
82
Break points won·Clear edge
18
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Herbert P.Balazs A.
Freshness·
75
—

Herbert P.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Berrettini M.
Krajinovic F.
4-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Berrettini M.
Djere L.[5]
6-46-2
Krajinovic F.
Herbert P.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Berrettini M.
Cuevas P.
6-31-66-3
Herbert P.
Balazs A.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.
Coric B.[2]
6-47-5
Djere L.[5]
Basilashvili N.[4]
3-66-26-3
R16
Cuevas P.
Cilic M.[1]
5-77-667-63
Coric B.[2]
Haase R.
6-34-66-4
Balazs A.
Millman J.[6]
6-42-66-2
Djere L.[5]
Sinner J.
6-36-1
Krajinovic F.
Albot R.[8]
7-56-4
Basilashvili N.[4]
Gojowczyk P.
6-30-66-3
Berrettini M.
Bedene A.
7-686-2
Herbert P.
Bachinger M.
7-56-2
R32
Sinner J.
Valkusz M.
6-20-66-4
Gojowczyk P.
Harris L.
7-56-4
Krajinovic F.
Seppi A.
6-26-737-5
Albot R.[8]
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-4
Balazs A.
Hurkacz H.
6-36-4
Herbert P.
Gerasimov E.
6-36-2
Cuevas P.
Maden Y.
6-33-66-4
Berrettini M.
Kukushkin M.[7]
6-46-4
Bedene A.
Tomic B.
7-656-4
Haase R.
Fabbiano T.
6-746-36-2
Millman J.[6]
Kecmanovic M.
6-16-2
Djere L.[5]
Gulbis E.
6-46-767-62