Ricardo Mello vs Francisco Clavet — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 32
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2003
hard
ESP
Francisco Clavet
57 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Mello R.
6-4 4-6 6-1
Clavet F.
Mello R.
6462
Clavet F.
4611

Ricardo Mello defeated Francisco Clavet 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Francisco Clavet came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Ricardo Mello came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Clavet F.

Clavet F.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mello R.

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
Mello R.Clavet F.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
52%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 21%

Draw

Final
Calleri A.
Zabaleta M.
7-53-66-3
Semi-finals
Zabaleta M.
Kuerten G.
7-646-737-5
Calleri A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Kuerten G.
Gonzalez F.
6-4
Mantilla F.
Moya C.
6-47-64
Zabaleta M.
Miranda I.
7-56-3
Calleri A.
Rios M.
6-37-5
R16
Calleri A.
Gaudio G.
7-657-65
Gonzalez F.
Sargsian S.
6-34-67-65
Zabaleta M.
Nalbandian D.
6-756-06-0
Miranda I.
Horna L.
2-66-36-2
Kuerten G.
Ferrer D.
5-76-16-2
Moya C.
Mello R.
4-66-36-2
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Marin J.
6-36-1
R32
Mantilla F.
Chela J.
7-647-61
Calleri A.
Gallardo Valles M.
6-16-3
Miranda I.
Sa A.
7-54-67-61
Mello R.
Clavet F.
6-44-66-1
Marin J.
Meligeni F.
6-16-4
Rios M.
Squillari F.
2-66-06-4
Kuerten G.
Coutelot N.
6-727-6106-2
Ferrer D.
Portas A.
6-16-4
Gaudio G.
Sanchez D.
1-66-46-4
Sargsian S.
Montanes A.
6-36-0
Nalbandian D.
Massu N.
2-66-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-13-67-66
Zabaleta M.
Volandri F.
6-16-2
Horna L.
Lapentti N.
6-26-1
Moya C.
Saretta F.
6-06-2
Vicente F.
Martin A.
6-26-1