Oscar Serrano vs Markus Hipfl — St. Poelten Round of 32

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Oscar Serrano
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
AUT
Markus Hipfl
48 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Serrano O.
6-4 6-3
Hipfl M.
Serrano O.
662
Hipfl M.
43–

Oscar Serrano defeated Markus Hipfl 6-4 6-3 in the St. Poelten round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Markus Hipfl came in defending last year's round of 32, but Oscar Serrano had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Oscar Serrano closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Serrano O.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hipfl M.

Hipfl M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Serrano O.

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
Serrano O.Hipfl M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Spadea V.
Filippini M.
6-36-0
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Filippini M.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Blanco G.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Schalken S.
7-636-1
Gaudenzi A.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
R16
Muster T.
Marin J.
6-36-746-2
Spadea V.
Fromberg R.
4-66-36-3
Schalken S.
Black B.
6-16-4
Rios M.
Goellner M.
6-46-3
Blanco G.
Nydahl T.
6-37-5
Gaudenzi A.
Nargiso D.
6-24-66-3
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
6-707-56-0
Filippini M.
Serrano O.
7-646-3
R32
Clavet F.
Campbell S.
6-36-1
Sanchez J.
Pozzi G.
6-26-3
Black B.
Rafter P.
6-36-4
Filippini M.
Raoux G.
6-26-2
Serrano O.
Hipfl M.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Carlsen K.
7-57-5
Schalken S.
Viloca Puig J.
6-16-3
Blanco G.
Meneschincheri M.
6-37-63
Rios M.
Draper S.
6-16-3
Nydahl T.
Calatrava A.
6-45-76-2
Goellner M.
Black W.
3-67-636-1
Marin J.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Muster T.
Trimmel C.
4-66-17-5
Fromberg R.
Stafford G.
6-737-616-1
Gaudenzi A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Nargiso D.
Gumy H.
6-46-2