Marcelo Rios vs Lleyton Hewitt — Singapore Semi-final

Singapore · ATP · Semi-final
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 October 1999
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Rios M.
7-5 6-3
Hewitt L.
Rios M.
762
Hewitt L.
53–

Marcelo Rios defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5 6-3 in the Singapore semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Marcelo Rios narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-03-05ScottsdaleQFhardLleyton Hewitt7-5 6-2
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayLleyton Hewitt5-0 RET
2000-03-06ScottsdaleQFhardLleyton Hewitt7-6(5) 4-2 RET
1998-10-12SingaporeQFhardMarcelo Rios5-7 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Even serve battle

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.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.8

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

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Tillstrom M.
6-27-65
Semi-finals
Rios M.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Tillstrom M.
Srichaphan P.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Tillstrom M.
Ljubicic I.
7-644-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Ilie A.
7-53-67-63
Hewitt L.
Van Lottum J.
6-46-2
Rios M.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
R16
Tillstrom M.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
Ilie A.
Huet S.
7-665-76-3
Van Lottum J.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-0
Hewitt L.
Carlsen K.
6-16-2
Gambill J.
Chang M.
6-27-64
Rios M.
Nestor D.
6-46-1
Ljubicic I.
Philippoussis M.
3-67-57-66
R32
Van Lottum J.
Arthurs W.
7-627-67
Ilie A.
Delgado R.
6-26-2
Rios M.
Jonsson F.
6-46-2
Nestor D.
Mamiit C.
6-34-66-4
Chang M.
Paes L.
6-16-3
Gambill J.
Gimelstob J.
7-626-4
Hewitt L.
Goldstein P.
4-66-26-4
Carlsen K.
Lareau S.
6-43-66-2
Woodbridge T.
Schalken S.
4-67-56-3
Huet S.
Kulti N.
7-56-4
Dupuis A.
Woodforde M.
3-66-47-62
Srichaphan P.
Norman M.
6-31-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Fromberg R.
7-56-2
Tillstrom M.
Black B.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Mirnyi M.
7-616-4
Philippoussis M.
Bryan B.
6-46-4