Mikhail Youzhny vs Pablo Cuevas — Valencia Round of 16

Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2009 ·
hard
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
Youzhny M.
6-2 2-6 6-1
Cuevas P.
Youzhny M.
6262
Cuevas P.
2611

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the Valencia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mikhail Youzhny had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Mikhail Youzhny claimed a first win over Pablo Cuevas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Youzhny closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardPablo Cuevas7-6 6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
Youzhny M.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
42
Break points saved·Even
81
84
Break points won·Even
23
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw