Franco Squillari vs Mariano Zabaleta — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
Franco Squillari
50 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
clay
ARG
Mariano Zabaleta
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Squillari F.
5-7 6-4 6-3
Zabaleta M.
Squillari F.
5662
Zabaleta M.
7431

Franco Squillari defeated Mariano Zabaleta 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mariano Zabaleta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Franco Squillari had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on clay. Franco Squillari narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-12Vina del MarR16clayMariano Zabaleta6-3 6-3
1999-08-02AmsterdamR16clayMariano Zabaleta7-5 6-4
1999-04-26MunichSFclayFranco Squillari4-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Squillari F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zabaleta M.

Zabaleta M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Squillari F.

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
Squillari F.Zabaleta M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). 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