Alberto Martin vs Franco Squillari — Palermo Quarter-final
Palermo · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003
clay
Martin A.7-6 6-4
Squillari F.
Martin A.
7762
Squillari F.
634–
Alberto Martin defeated Franco Squillari 7-6 6-4 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Franco Squillari came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Alberto Martin had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay. Alberto Martin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alberto Martin edged Franco Squillari in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-23 | Palermo | R16 | clay | Alberto Martin | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2002-02-18 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Franco Squillari | 6-1 3-1 RET |
| 2001-07-09 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Franco Squillari | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001-04-09 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Franco Squillari | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
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
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
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