Paul Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Almagro — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Mathieu P.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Almagro N.
Mathieu P.
78362
Almagro N.
66631

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11HamburgR16clayPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 7-6(4) 7-5
2015-08-03KitzbuhelSFclayPaul Henri Mathieu6-4 6-3
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersR64clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-2
2007-08-19New HavenR16hardPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
53
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Slight edge
31
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
57

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

Draw

Final
Massu N.
Mathieu P.
1-66-27-60
Semi-finals
Mathieu P.
Martin A.
7-657-65
Massu N.
Horna L.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Massu N.
Montanes A.
6-41-66-4
Horna L.
Hernandez O.
3-67-676-1
Martin A.
Squillari F.
7-636-4
Mathieu P.
Veronelli D.
4-67-656-3
R16
Squillari F.
Volandri F.
W/O
Massu N.
Acasuso J.
6-23-1
Montanes A.
Behrend T.
6-06-4
Martin A.
Blanco G.
4-0
Hernandez O.
Tenconi T.
7-636-3
Horna L.
Puerta M.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Almagro N.
7-663-66-3
Veronelli D.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
R32
Squillari F.
Di Mauro A.
6-46-3
Blanco G.
Vliegen K.
7-57-5
Martin A.
Ferrer D.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Pavel A.
7-667-5
Almagro N.
Corretja A.
3-1
Hanescu V.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Volandri F.
Aldi F.
6-27-5
Mathieu P.
Portas A.
4-66-37-65
Puerta M.
Melzer J.
6-24-66-4
Tenconi T.
Labadze I.
6-06-2
Hernandez O.
Sanchez D.
6-20-67-68
Montanes A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-4
Behrend T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-4
Acasuso J.
Giner J.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Rochus C.
6-46-2
Veronelli D.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4