Emilio Benfele Alvarez vs Marcello Craca — Mexico City Round of 16

Mexico City · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Emilio Benfele Alvarez
53 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 1997
clay
GER
Marcello Craca
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-3 6-3
Craca M.
Benfele Alvarez E.
662
Craca M.
33–

Emilio Benfele Alvarez defeated Marcello Craca 6-3 6-3 in the Mexico City round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Emilio Benfele Alvarez came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Emilio Benfele Alvarez extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-28PragueQFclayEmilio Benfele Alvarez6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Benfele Alvarez E.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Craca M.

Craca M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benfele Alvarez E.

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
Benfele Alvarez E.Craca M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Clavet F.
Viloca Puig J.
6-47-67
Semi-finals
Viloca Puig J.
Meligeni F.
6-36-1
Clavet F.
Lapentti N.
7-57-65
Quarter-finals
Lapentti N.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-24-67-5
Viloca Puig J.
Marin J.
6-46-2
Meligeni F.
Ker L.
2-67-646-0
Clavet F.
Sa A.
6-37-64
R16
Sa A.
Herrera L.
2-66-36-4
Lapentti N.
Blanco G.
6-36-0
Benfele Alvarez E.
Craca M.
6-36-3
Ker L.
Etlis G.
6-36-3
Meligeni F.
Delgado R.
6-37-5
Clavet F.
Burillo J.
3-66-47-5
Marin J.
Hernandez A.
6-34-66-4
Viloca Puig J.
Costa C.
6-46-3
R32
Viloca Puig J.
Vasek R.
1-66-16-4
Hernandez A.
Osorio M.
6-16-1
Clavet F.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-26-0
Burillo J.
Nydahl T.
6-06-0
Sa A.
Sanguinetti D.
0-67-696-2
Herrera L.
Alami K.
6-756-16-2
Blanco G.
Fontang F.
6-36-4
Lapentti N.
Ogorodov O.
6-26-2
Benfele Alvarez E.
Vicente F.
6-33-66-4
Craca M.
Alonso J.
5-76-36-3
Marin J.
Sanchez J.
7-56-3
Ker L.
Gumy H.
6-10-66-1
Etlis G.
Squillari F.
6-46-4
Delgado R.
Gross O.
6-06-1
Meligeni F.
Filippini M.
4-67-656-1
Costa C.
Martin A.
4-66-26-4