Mariano Zabaleta vs Flavio Saretta — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2003
hard
Zabaleta M.6-7 6-2 6-4
Saretta F.
Zabaleta M.
65662
Saretta F.
77241
Mariano Zabaleta defeated Flavio Saretta 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavio Saretta came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Mariano Zabaleta claimed a first win over Flavio Saretta in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Zabaleta dropped the opening set before beating Flavio Saretta 6–7 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-09 | Vina del Mar | QF | clay | Flavio Saretta | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-04-28 | Valencia | R32 | hard | Flavio Saretta | 6-1 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Zabaleta M.
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 season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (166 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Mirnyi M.
Coria G.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Nalbandian D.
7-636-3
Roddick A.
Zabaleta M.
6-16-2
Schuettler R.
Ginepri R.
6-26-3
R16
Nalbandian D.
Chela J.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Martin T.
7-53-66-3
Zabaleta M.
Saretta F.
6-756-26-4
Mirnyi M.
Arazi H.
6-46-776-4
Roddick A.
Blake J.
7-626-2
Ginepri R.
Gaudio G.
6-17-64
Coria G.
Youzhny M.
6-26-1
Fish M.
Clement A.
6-26-2
R32
Nalbandian D.
Federer R.
7-647-65
Coria G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-05-4
Fish M.
Malisse X.
7-56-756-1
Clement A.
Rusedski G.
7-625-76-2
Chela J.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Ferrero J.
6-737-656-4
Ginepri R.
Okun N.
7-656-4
Martin T.
Lopez F.
7-636-4
Schuettler R.
Nieminen J.
3-66-37-64
Mirnyi M.
Enqvist T.
7-626-4
Arazi H.
Mathieu P.
6-26-1
Youzhny M.
Moodie W.
6-47-64
Saretta F.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Zabaleta M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-746-47-5
Blake J.
Schalken S.
6-16-4
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
6-16-4
R64
Okun N.
Verkerk M.
3-66-36-1
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Chela J.
Kucera K.
6-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
3-67-56-3
Blake J.
Ferreira W.
6-17-60
Schalken S.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Zabaleta M.
Kuerten G.
6-46-0
Lopez F.
Srichaphan P.
6-716-47-65
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
7-56-4
Saretta F.
Sanchez D.
6-726-16-2
Santoro F.
Moya C.
3-66-36-4
Coria G.
Henman T.
6-34-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Moodie W.
Grosjean S.
6-36-796-3
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-44-66-3
Arazi H.
Chang M.
4-67-676-0
Mirnyi M.
Corretja A.
3-66-37-62
Enqvist T.
Mantilla F.
6-37-65
Malisse X.
Hewitt L.
3-66-46-2
Fish M.
Philippoussis M.
1-66-36-4
Clement A.
Costa A.
7-656-4
Rusedski G.
Novak J.
2-67-636-4
Nalbandian D.
Arthurs W.
6-06-4
Schuettler R.
Koubek S.
6-27-5
Federer R.
Draper S.
4-66-37-610
Martin T.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Vicente F.
7-53-66-4
Gonzalez F.
Vahaly B.
7-56-2
Ferrero J.
Davydenko N.
6-06-2
Gaudio G.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Stepanek R.
6-13-66-0