Marcelo Rios vs Nicolas Lapentti — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 1998
hard
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Rios M.
6-3 6-3
Lapentti N.
Rios M.
662
Lapentti N.
33–

Marcelo Rios defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-02-07Davis Cup G1 R1: ECU vs CHIRRclayMarcelo Rios3-6 6-4 7-6(0) 7-6(5)
2002-01-14Australian OpenR16hardMarcelo Rios7-5 6-1 6-4
2000-10-23BaselR32hardNicolas Lapentti3-6 6-4 6-4
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR16carpetMarcelo Rios6-4 6-3
1997-02-07Davis Cup G1 QF: CHI vs ECURRclayMarcelo Rios7-5 6-7(6) 6-3 6-7(6) 8-6

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Serve advantage — Rios M.

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.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.1

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 38 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Fromberg R.
4-66-47-63
Semi-finals
Fromberg R.
Mantilla F.
6-37-68
Rios M.
Black B.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Rios M.
Carlsen K.
5-76-46-1
Fromberg R.
Hrbaty D.
6-27-66
Mantilla F.
Costa C.
6-26-3
Black B.
Vinck C.
6-42-67-5
R16
Hrbaty D.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Nielsen M.
7-56-1
Carlsen K.
Hunt A.
6-16-3
Black B.
Washington M.
6-06-4
Vinck C.
Tarango J.
4-66-16-1
Fromberg R.
Steven B.
7-646-3
Mantilla F.
Sell M.
6-37-67
Costa C.
Sanchez J.
6-06-1
R32
Fromberg R.
Alami K.
3-0
Black B.
Gaudenzi A.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Reneberg R.
6-26-4
Mantilla F.
Van Herck J.
7-636-3
Sell M.
Tillstrom M.
6-32-67-5
Costa C.
Roux L.
1-66-26-3
Sanchez J.
Stafford G.
6-47-5
Rios M.
Lapentti N.
6-36-3
Nielsen M.
Meligeni F.
6-41-67-66
Carlsen K.
Viloca Puig J.
6-26-3
Hunt A.
Vacek D.
6-47-60
Washington M.
Filippini M.
6-716-36-2
Vinck C.
Weiner G.
6-17-63
Tarango J.
Macphie B.
3-66-36-2
Steven B.
Susnjak T.
6-16-2
Damm Sr M.
Ruud C.
7-656-3