Fabrice Santoro vs Andrei Pavel — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003
hard
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Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Pavel A.
Santoro F.
6462
Pavel A.
4621

Fabrice Santoro defeated Andrei Pavel 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Fabrice Santoro extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Fabrice Santoro closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR64hardFabrice Santoro6-4 6-1 6-4
2005-06-06HalleR32grassFabrice Santoro7-5 6-2
2002-05-06Rome MastersR64clayAndrei Pavel6-1 7-6(4)
2000-08-21Long IslandR16hardFabrice Santoro6-4 4-2 RET
2000-03-20Miami MastersR64hardAndrei Pavel6-3 4-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

Pavel A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

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
Santoro F.Pavel A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Santoro F.Pavel A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
66
Break points won·Slight edge
54
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
59
51

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
-2°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Mirnyi M.
Sluiter R.
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Sluiter R.
Grosjean S.
6-36-3
Mirnyi M.
Federer R.
5-76-36-4
Quarter-finals
Sluiter R.
Ferrero J.
1-2
Grosjean S.
Escude N.
5-77-634-4
Mirnyi M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
R16
Mirnyi M.
Ljubicic I.
4-2
Federer R.
Santoro F.
6-06-4
Schalken S.
Rochus O.
7-56-2
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Krajicek R.
6-36-717-64
Ferrero J.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Safin M.
4-67-656-4
Sluiter R.
Nieminen J.
7-672-66-3
R32
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-65
Rochus O.
Koubek S.
6-26-1
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-46-2
Sluiter R.
Verkerk M.
3-66-47-63
Federer R.
Enqvist T.
3-66-36-4
Nieminen J.
Corretja A.
6-46-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Lopez F.
6-26-0
Mirnyi M.
Ancic M.
6-757-656-4
Hrbaty D.
Voinea A.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Malisse X.
7-56-3
Schalken S.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Furlan R.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Wessels P.
6-26-2
Escude N.
Costa A.
6-36-3
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-44-66-2
Krajicek R.
Robredo T.
7-656-756-2