Andreas Seppi vs Illya Marchenko — Biella 2 CH Quarter-final

Biella 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ITA4
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 14 February 2021
hard
UKR
Illya Marchenko
#1740ATP
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Seppi A.
6-4 7-5
Marchenko I.
Seppi A.
672
Marchenko I.
450

Andreas Seppi defeated Illya Marchenko 6-4 7-5 in the Biella 2 CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Illya Marchenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Andreas Seppi had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 10 on hard. Andreas Seppi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-09-27SofiaR32hardIllya Marchenko6-4 6-2
2016-09-19MetzR32hardIllya Marchenko6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(4)
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsR64hardAndreas Seppi6-3 3-6 7-6(6)
2010-06-13EastbourneR32grassIllya Marchenko6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Marchenko I.

Marchenko I.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Marchenko I.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.3
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Marchenko I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Dominant
45
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
14
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
32
10

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Kwon S.[3]
Musetti L.[7]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Kwon S.[3]
Donskoy E.[8]
6-36-746-1
Musetti L.[7]
Seppi A.[4]
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Musetti L.[7]
Gulbis E.
6-26-4
Seppi A.[4]
Marchenko I.
6-47-5
Donskoy E.[8]
Gaio F.
6-36-2
Kwon S.[3]
Maden Y.
6-26-1
R16
Donskoy E.[8]
Lestienne C.
6-46-2
Gulbis E.
Popko D.
6-16-4
Kwon S.[3]
Marcora R.
6-26-2
Gaio F.
Davidovich Fokina A.[1]
7-626-4
Musetti L.[7]
Lacko L.
6-46-3
Marchenko I.
Majchrzak K.[5]
1-66-46-1
Maden Y.
Fabbiano T.
7-636-1
Seppi A.[4]
Klizan M.
7-686-3
R32
Kwon S.[3]
Jung J.
6-36-4
Popko D.
Korda S.[2]
6-46-3
Gulbis E.
Brancaccio R.
4-66-36-4
Musetti L.[7]
Napolitano S.
7-56-3
Marchenko I.
Zeppieri G.
7-614-66-3
Majchrzak K.[5]
Rola B.
7-656-4
Maden Y.
Hoang A.[6]
6-06-2
Marcora R.
Laaksonen H.
7-646-1
Donskoy E.[8]
Safwat M.
6-36-4
Lestienne C.
Nardi L.
5-77-6107-60
Gaio F.
Moriya H.
6-36-1
Davidovich Fokina A.[1]
Diez S.
6-36-0
Lacko L.
Kavcic B.
6-36-2
Fabbiano T.
Giannessi A.
6-16-4
Seppi A.[4]
Viola M.
6-24-67-5
Klizan M.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-656-4