Paul Henri Mathieu vs Albert Portas — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · ATP · Round of 32
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
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
Mathieu P.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Portas A.
Mathieu P.
46772
Portas A.
63651

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Albert Portas 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-09-12BucharestR16clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-2 6-0
2003-09-08BucharestR16clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-2 6-1
2002-07-15UmagR32clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Portas A.

Portas A.serving66% 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.Portas A.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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