Paul Henri Mathieu vs Diego Veronelli — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · ATP · Quarter-final
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
ARG
Diego Veronelli
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWW
Mathieu P.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Veronelli D.
Mathieu P.
47762
Veronelli D.
66531

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Diego Veronelli 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Veronelli D.

Veronelli D.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Baseline 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 season
Mathieu P.Veronelli D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 4). 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