Alex De Minaur vs Pablo Cuevas — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
Alex De Minaur
AUS21
Alex De Minaur
#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
De Minaur A.
6-3 6-3 7-5
Cuevas P.
De Minaur A.
6673
Cuevas P.
3350

Alex De Minaur defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-3 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in defending last year's round of 128, but Alex De Minaur had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex De Minaur closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
84
Break points won·Dominant
97
24
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Cuevas P.
Freshness·
76
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De Minaur A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw