Marcelo Rios vs Alberto Berasategui — Rome Masters Semi-final

Rome Masters · ATP · Semi-final
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 1997
clay
ESP
Alberto Berasategui
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rios M.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Berasategui A.
Rios M.
6362
Berasategui A.
3611

Marcelo Rios defeated Alberto Berasategui 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Rome Masters semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayMarcelo Rios3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
1999-05-17St. PoeltenR16clayMarcelo Rios7-6(4) 6-2
1998-01-19Australian OpenQFhardMarcelo Rios6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersR16clayAlberto Berasategui6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Berasategui A.

Berasategui A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Rios M.

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
Rios M.Berasategui A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
74%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Rios M.
7-57-56-3
Semi-finals
Corretja A.
Ivanisevic G.
7-657-64
Rios M.
Berasategui A.
6-33-66-1
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Alami K.
4-67-56-3
Rios M.
Courier J.
6-33-67-64
Berasategui A.
Goellner M.
7-57-5
Ivanisevic G.
Draper S.
6-46-4
R16
Alami K.
Bruguera S.
3-66-27-5
Corretja A.
Moya C.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Scala D.
7-56-2
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
7-676-3
Goellner M.
Costa A.
6-43-66-4
Berasategui A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-2
Rios M.
Larsson M.
4-67-56-4
Courier J.
Rosset M.
7-656-3
R32
Goellner M.
Krajicek R.
7-667-61
Bruguera S.
Gumy H.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Haarhuis P.
7-653-66-3
Alami K.
Woodruff C.
6-06-4
Larsson M.
Johansson T.
7-646-3
Rosset M.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-56-736-3
Courier J.
Portas A.
7-656-2
Corretja A.
Boetsch A.
6-26-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
6-47-5
Scala D.
Henman T.
1-66-36-4
Draper S.
Muster T.
7-645-77-5
Ivanisevic G.
Ruud C.
6-26-2
Costa A.
Siemerink J.
6-46-2
Berasategui A.
Rafter P.
3-66-47-5
Rios M.
Santoro F.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Haas T.
6-46-2
R64
Portas A.
Rusedski G.
7-677-64
Henman T.
Carretero R.
4-67-52-0
Goellner M.
Stark J.
7-646-4
Siemerink J.
Tarango J.
7-56-3
Costa A.
Radulescu A.
7-56-2
Rafter P.
Mantilla F.
6-13-66-4
Berasategui A.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Woodbridge T.
7-56-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Sanchez J.
7-57-65
Johansson T.
Sanguinetti D.
5-76-36-2
Santoro F.
Furlan R.
6-46-1
Rios M.
Camporese O.
6-37-5
Larsson M.
Ferreira W.
4-67-57-65
Rosset M.
Golmard J.
7-56-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-3
Courier J.
Sampras P.
7-656-4
Boetsch A.
Obrien A.
7-646-4
Haas T.
Gustafsson M.
3-66-47-5
Moya C.
Pescosolido S.
6-46-4
Muster T.
Martelli M.
6-36-2
Draper S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Scala D.
Musa D.
6-46-737-64
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
7-636-2
Pioline C.
Black B.
6-46-3
Ruud C.
Fetterlein F.
6-47-5
Ivanisevic G.
Woodforde M.
6-26-786-4
Krajicek R.
Nargiso D.
7-56-3
Gumy H.
Chang M.
6-36-2
Bruguera S.
Stolle S.
6-16-4
Woodruff C.
Prinosil D.
6-36-2
Alami K.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-0
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
6-06-3