Mariano Zabaleta vs Marzio Martelli — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Mariano Zabaleta
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
clay
ITA
Marzio Martelli
54 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zabaleta M.
6-4 6-2
Martelli M.
Zabaleta M.
662
Martelli M.
42–

Mariano Zabaleta defeated Marzio Martelli 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marzio Martelli came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mariano Zabaleta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zabaleta M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Martelli M.

Martelli M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zabaleta M.

Serve advantage — Zabaleta 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
Zabaleta M.Martelli M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Puerta M.
Squillari F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Squillari F.
Blanco G.
6-12-67-62
Puerta M.
Corretja A.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Puerta M.
Vicente F.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Lapentti N.
7-56-2
Blanco G.
Di Pasquale A.
7-676-2
Squillari F.
Zabaleta M.
5-76-46-3
R16
Corretja A.
Portas A.
6-16-2
Di Pasquale A.
Sanchez J.
6-07-63
Blanco G.
Perlant J.
6-36-4
Zabaleta M.
Martelli M.
6-46-2
Squillari F.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Puerta M.
Clavet F.
6-44-66-3
Vicente F.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
Lapentti N.
Valeri M.
7-647-5
R32
Di Pasquale A.
Ker L.
6-33-1
Clavet F.
Medvedev A.
6-26-2
Vicente F.
Pescariu D.
7-646-4
Kuerten G.
Canas G.
6-34-66-2
Valeri M.
Costa C.
7-626-4
Lapentti N.
Novak J.
6-37-5
Portas A.
Voinea A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Bruguera S.
6-02-66-0
Zabaleta M.
Serrano O.
6-24-67-63
Sanchez J.
Berasategui A.
6-46-1
Puerta M.
Marin J.
7-686-1
Perlant J.
Calatrava A.
6-26-2
Blanco G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Martelli M.
Mantilla F.
7-656-3
Squillari F.
Luzzi F.
6-26-3
Hrbaty D.
Gross O.
6-36-4