Juan Balcells vs Alberto Berasategui — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Juan Balcells
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2000
clay
ESP
Alberto Berasategui
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balcells J.
6-1 6-2
Berasategui A.
Balcells J.
662
Berasategui A.
12–

Juan Balcells defeated Alberto Berasategui 6-1 6-2 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberto Berasategui came in defending last year's final, but Juan Balcells had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balcells J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Berasategui A.

Berasategui A.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Balcells J.

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
Balcells J.Berasategui A.
1st serve in·Even
72%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
52%
36%
Service points won·Clear edge
63%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rochus O.
Nargiso D.
7-6146-1
Semi-finals
Nargiso D.
Bruguera S.
6-46-4
Rochus O.
Rochus C.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Rochus O.
Sanchez D.
6-756-36-2
Rochus C.
Balcells J.
7-57-65
Nargiso D.
Martin A.
6-46-3
Bruguera S.
Huet S.
4-66-37-63
R16
Sanchez D.
Puerta M.
6-2
Balcells J.
Gumy H.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Hantschk M.
6-36-1
Bruguera S.
Portas A.
7-637-5
Huet S.
Tarallo S.
7-56-2
Nargiso D.
Clavet F.
6-736-26-3
Rochus O.
Calatrava A.
1-66-36-2
Rochus C.
Blanco G.
6-36-4
R32
Sanchez D.
Elsner D.
6-36-1
Blanco G.
Prieto S.
6-22-67-65
Gumy H.
Koubek S.
6-16-3
Portas A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-1
Hantschk M.
Hood M.
6-26-756-1
Bruguera S.
Benfele Alvarez E.
5-76-36-4
Tarallo S.
Luzzi F.
6-46-2
Huet S.
Vicente F.
6-36-1
Clavet F.
Youzhny M.
6-26-4
Calatrava A.
Trimmel C.
6-26-2
Rochus O.
Marin J.
4-66-16-1
Balcells J.
Berasategui A.
6-16-2
Puerta M.
Stanoytchev O.
6-16-3
Rochus C.
Charpentier M.
6-33-66-2
Martin A.
Meligeni F.
6-36-3
Nargiso D.
Voinea A.
7-606-0