Pablo Carreno Busta vs Pablo Cuevas — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP21#72ATP
1801ELO
1744Hard ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Carreno Busta P.6-1 3-6 7-6
Cuevas P.
Carreno Busta P.
6372
Cuevas P.
1661
Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Pablo Carreno Busta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Pablo Carreno Busta came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-27 | Sao Paulo | SF | clay | Pablo Cuevas | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2016-08-22 | Winston-Salem | R16 | hard | Pablo Carreno Busta | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2016-02-22 | Sao Paulo | F | clay | Pablo Cuevas | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2015-10-26 | Valencia | R32 | hard | Pablo Cuevas | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-04-17 | Barcelona | Q32 | clay | Pablo Cuevas | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
46
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
84
Break points won·Dominant
60
24
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
88
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Carreno Busta P.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast