Paul Henri Mathieu vs Albert Portas — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2005
clay
ESP
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
Mathieu P.
6-2 6-0
Portas A.
Mathieu P.
662
Portas A.
20–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Albert Portas 6-2 6-0 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-22PalermoR32clayPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2003-09-08BucharestR16clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-2 6-1
2002-07-15UmagR32clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Portas A.

Portas A.serving68% hold

wins 58% 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%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Serra F.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Andreev I.
Hanescu V.
4-67-626-3
Serra F.
Pavel A.
6-756-26-3
Quarter-finals
Hanescu V.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-4
Serra F.
Mathieu P.
6-36-1
Pavel A.
Mayer F.
7-57-64
Andreev I.
Puerta M.
4-66-16-1
R16
Pavel A.
Marach O.
3-67-626-4
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Acasuso J.
6-47-5
Puerta M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-4
Mayer F.
Verdasco F.
7-57-67
Serra F.
Volandri F.
1-66-46-3
Mathieu P.
Portas A.
6-26-0
Andreev I.
Montanes A.
6-26-2
Hanescu V.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-3
R32
Marach O.
Fyrstenberg M.
6-46-4
Mathieu P.
Sanchez D.
2-66-26-1
Volandri F.
Behrend T.
6-26-4
Puerta M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Horna L.
6-33-66-2
Andreev I.
Waske A.
6-47-64
Montanes A.
Monfils G.
3-66-16-4
Hanescu V.
Starace P.
6-36-2
Sanguinetti D.
Sabau R.
6-46-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Almagro N.
7-686-1
Acasuso J.
Chela J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-4
Mayer F.
Hernandez O.
6-26-0
Portas A.
Rochus C.
6-46-1
Pavel A.
Martin A.
6-46-4
Serra F.
Crivoi V.
3-67-656-1