Carlos Gimeno Valero vs Steven Diez — Marbella CH Round of 16

Marbella CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ESP
Carlos Gimeno Valero
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2020
clay
CAN
Steven Diez
#1565ATP
35 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWWW
Gimeno Valero C.
6-3 6-3
Diez S.
Gimeno Valero C.
662
Diez S.
330

Carlos Gimeno Valero defeated Steven Diez 6-3 6-3 in the Marbella CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Steven Diez came in defending last year's round of 16, but Carlos Gimeno Valero had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gimeno Valero C.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Diez S.

Diez S.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Gimeno Valero C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Gimeno Valero C.Diez S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Martinez P.[2]
Munar J.[6]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Martinez P.[2]
Taberner C.
6-46-2
Munar J.[6]
Muller A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Martinez P.[2]
Rola B.
7-644-66-3
Taberner C.
Galan D.
5-76-46-4
Munar J.[6]
Kopriva V.
6-17-5
Muller A.
Gimeno Valero C.
6-46-0
R16
Galan D.
Mager G.[3]
4-67-56-1
Taberner C.
Clarke J.
7-621-66-3
Munar J.[6]
Giustino L.
6-16-3
Kopriva V.
Gaio F.
3-67-616-4
Muller A.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-46-4
Gimeno Valero C.
Diez S.
6-36-3
Martinez P.[2]
Benchetrit E.
7-56-3
Rola B.
Domingues J.
6-36-3
R32
Munar J.[6]
Bonadio R.
7-635-76-3
Martinez P.[2]
Vilella Martinez M.
6-26-1
Benchetrit E.
Rune H.
1-66-46-4
Rola B.
Janvier M.
4-66-26-4
Domingues J.
Martin A.[5]
6-33-67-67
Galan D.
Pellegrino A.
6-36-2
Taberner C.
Ramanathan R.
3-67-57-64
Clarke J.
Kovalik J.[8]
6-37-5
Zapata Miralles B.
Robredo T.
6-03-0
Giustino L.
Alcaraz C.
3-67-56-4
Kopriva V.
Carballes Baena R.[4]
7-636-2
Gimeno Valero C.
Coria F.[1]
6-46-1
Muller A.
Sousa P.[7]
6-36-4
Diez S.
Gomez Herrera C.
6-26-3
Gaio F.
Kuhn N.
6-34-66-4
Mager G.[3]
Giannessi A.
2-66-16-2