Ricardo Mello vs Paul Capdeville — Costa Do Sauipe Round of 32

Costa Do Sauipe · ATP · Round of 32
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2003
hard
CHI
Paul Capdeville
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Mello R.
6-7 6-0 6-1
Capdeville P.
Mello R.
64662
Capdeville P.
77011

Ricardo Mello defeated Paul Capdeville 6-7 6-0 6-1 in the Costa Do Sauipe round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ricardo Mello came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Capdeville P.

Capdeville P.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Capdeville P.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mello R.Capdeville P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
32
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
60
Break points won·Even
43
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
46
36
Tiebreaks·Even
47
43

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

Draw

Final
Schalken S.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Schalken S.
Etlis G.
6-12-0
Schuettler R.
Kuerten G.
6-42-67-5
Quarter-finals
Schalken S.
Spadea V.
7-606-2
Etlis G.
Carlsen K.
6-46-726-3
Kuerten G.
Mello R.
6-26-2
Schuettler R.
Delgado R.
6-16-3
R16
Schuettler R.
Goldstein P.
6-06-1
Schalken S.
Carraz G.
7-56-4
Etlis G.
Taino E.
7-54-67-65
Carlsen K.
Moodie W.
7-56-756-3
Mello R.
Chela J.
2-66-26-4
Kuerten G.
Eschauer W.
6-26-1
Delgado R.
Saretta F.
2-66-36-4
Spadea V.
Gamonal H.
6-12-63-1
R32
Carlsen K.
Ferreiro F.
4-66-47-611
Carraz G.
Popp A.
6-14-66-1
Gamonal H.
Quintero M.
7-606-2
Kuerten G.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Saretta F.
Daniel M.
6-46-3
Goldstein P.
Browne F.
6-26-0
Schuettler R.
Sa A.
6-26-0
Eschauer W.
Silva J.
5-77-627-61
Mello R.
Capdeville P.
6-746-06-1
Chela J.
Larkham T.
6-42-66-1
Schalken S.
Saulnier C.
7-642-66-3
Delgado R.
Puerta M.
6-35-1
Moodie W.
Miranda I.
6-46-4
Etlis G.
Vahaly B.
1-66-26-3
Taino E.
Gonzalez F.
7-657-5
Spadea V.
Canas G.
6-47-5