Marcelo Rios vs Juan BalcellsMallorca Round of 32

Mallorca · ATP · Round of 32
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 1 May 2000
grass
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rios M.
7-6 7-6
Balcells J.
Rios M.
77772
Balcells J.
6363

Marcelo Rios defeated Juan Balcells 7-6 7-6 in the Mallorca round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Balcells came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Balcells J.

Balcells J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast