Paul Henri Mathieu vs Alberto Martin — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003
clay
ESP
Alberto Martin
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWL
Mathieu P.
7-6 7-6
Martin A.
Mathieu P.
77772
Martin A.
6565–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Alberto Martin 7-6 7-6 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR128hardPaul Henri Mathieu6-4 6-1
2005-02-14Costa Do SauipeR16hardAlberto Martin6-2 7-5
2002-08-19Long IslandR16hardPaul Henri Mathieu2-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Martin A.

Martin A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Serve advantage — Mathieu P.

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.Martin A.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Martin A.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
70
Break points won·Clear edge
31
46
Deciding sets·Even
55
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
52

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