Flavio Saretta vs Markus Hipfl — St. Poelten Quarter-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
BRA
Flavio Saretta
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
AUT
Markus Hipfl
48 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Saretta F.
6-3 1-6 6-4
Hipfl M.
Saretta F.
6162
Hipfl M.
3641

Flavio Saretta defeated Markus Hipfl 6-3 1-6 6-4 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Markus Hipfl came in defending last year's final, but Flavio Saretta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavio Saretta closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saretta F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hipfl M.

Hipfl M.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Saretta 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
Saretta F.Hipfl M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (136 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Lapentti N.
Vicente F.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Vicente F.
Saretta F.
6-46-2
Lapentti N.
Rochus O.
2-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Rochus O.
Sanchez D.
7-54-0
Saretta F.
Hipfl M.
6-31-66-4
Lapentti N.
Melzer J.
6-24-66-3
Vicente F.
Montanes A.
7-626-1
R16
Montanes A.
Savolt A.
7-644-1
Melzer J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Labadze I.
5-77-617-66
Rochus O.
Gambill J.
7-52-66-4
Sanchez D.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Vicente F.
Boutter J.
4-66-26-4
Hipfl M.
Koubek S.
6-46-2
Saretta F.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
R32
Montanes A.
Knowle J.
7-677-65
Vicente F.
Portas A.
6-23-0
Hipfl M.
Ager J.
6-26-2
Koubek S.
Bryan B.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Kucera K.
6-32-66-0
Labadze I.
Pless K.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Sargsian S.
6-06-2
Gaudenzi A.
Rochus C.
7-636-1
Gambill J.
Vacek J.
6-33-66-3
Rochus O.
Russell M.
6-46-2
Sanchez D.
Spadea V.
6-46-0
Hrbaty D.
Davydenko N.
2-66-46-4
Savolt A.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Boutter J.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-4
Dupuis A.
Soderling R.
6-26-3
Saretta F.
Delgado R.
6-26-2