Andrei Pavel vs Nicolas Lapentti — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
ROU
Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 April 2004
clay
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Pavel A.
6-4 6-3
Lapentti N.
Pavel A.
662
Lapentti N.
43–

Andrei Pavel defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 6-3 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Andrei Pavel narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrei Pavel closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayAndrei Pavel6-4 6-3
2002-06-24WimbledonR32grassNicolas Lapentti3-6 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 6-2
1999-03-01ScottsdaleR32hardNicolas Lapentti6-3 4-6 6-1
1997-10-27BogotaR32hardNicolas Lapentti6-2 6-2
1997-08-25US OpenR128hardNicolas Lapentti6-4 5-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Pavel A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

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
Pavel A.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pavel A.Lapentti N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
40
45
Break points saved·Even
66
70
Break points won·Slight edge
48
42
Deciding sets·Even
45
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Haas T.
Roddick A.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Horna L.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Pavel A.
6-46-746-4
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
7-57-65
Haas T.
Tursunov D.
6-26-0
Pavel A.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Horna L.
Martin T.
7-56-3
R16
Horna L.
Robert S.
0-66-16-3
Tursunov D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-23-66-2
Haas T.
Goldstein P.
6-46-2
Martin T.
Squillari F.
7-637-66
Blake J.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-3
Pavel A.
Acasuso J.
4-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Kendrick R.
6-26-3
Melzer J.
Behrend T.
6-26-4
R32
Haas T.
Ginepri R.
7-656-4
Behrend T.
Popp A.
6-16-3
Kendrick R.
De Chaunac S.
6-23-67-62
Goldstein P.
Enqvist T.
6-46-4
Robert S.
Faurel J.
6-06-2
Squillari F.
Dent T.
0-67-57-65
Melzer J.
Veronelli D.
6-36-1
Sanguinetti D.
Peya A.
6-35-76-4
Roddick A.
Carlsen K.
6-17-5
Blake J.
Odesnik W.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Lapentti N.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-16-2
Tursunov D.
Karlovic I.
6-736-47-5
Bogomolov Jr A.
Fish M.
6-36-1
Acasuso J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-2
Horna L.
Vahaly B.
6-36-1