Byron Black vs Marcelo Rios | Byron Black Wins 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6

UMPIRY

ZIM vs CHIRound RobinHardFri 24 SeptFinal

Byron BlackZIM

Marcelo RiosCHI

SetsGames3

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Byron Black defeated Marcelo Rios 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 in the ZIM vs CHI round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Byron Black narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Match story: Byron Black closed it out in four sets, 7–6 3–6 6–2 7–6.

How the match was decided

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Black B. came through in four sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Black B. and Rios M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Black B. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Rios M. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

2–167%Black B. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Rios M. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–4Sets4–5

48–43Games43–44

0–1Tiebreaks0–1

1–0Deciding sets2–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Golmard J.L6-7 4-6Paris Masters · hardW6-4 3-6 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Escude N.W6-4 6-3Miami Masters · hardL2-6 3-6 5-7US Open · hard
vs Philippoussis M.W6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5ZIM vs AUS · hardW6-2 6-7 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clay

Head-to-head

8 meetings · Rios M. leads 5–3

Hard: level 3–3 · Clay: Rios M. leads 2–0

Black B.September 1999ZIM vs CHIThis matchHard7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6
Rios M.March 1999Miami MastersHard6-3 6-4
Black B.August 1998IndianapolisHard5-7 6-1 7-5
Rios M.January 1998AucklandHard6-1 6-3
Rios M.October 1997SingaporeHard6-2 6-7 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Black B.Rios M.1 711ELO1 8151 640Hard ELO1 7725–5Last 103–729Age23175 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Byron Black beat Marcelo Rios 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6. Umpiry, "Byron Black vs Marcelo Rios — ZIM vs CHI Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1999-09-24/black-vs-rios-zim-vs-chi-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 24 September 1999).