Paul Henri Mathieu vs Guillermo Garcia Lopez — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2006
clay
ESP
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
6-1 6-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Mathieu P.
662
Garcia Lopez G.
14–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-1 6-4 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Guillermo Garcia Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardGuillermo Garcia Lopez6-4 6-4 6-4
2012-04-09CasablancaR16clayGuillermo Garcia Lopez6-4 6-2
2009-08-10Canada MastersR64hardPaul Henri Mathieu7-5 0-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Garcia Lopez G.

Garcia Lopez G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Garcia Lopez G.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Garcia Lopez G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
57
Break points saved·Even
88
88
Break points won·Even
31
29
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Melzer J.
Volandri F.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Mathieu P.
6-4
Volandri F.
Serra F.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-4
Serra F.
Mayer F.
6-37-65
Volandri F.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Melzer J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-2
R16
Melzer J.
Simon G.
3-66-36-4
Mathieu P.
Crivoi V.
6-16-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Tursunov D.
6-23-67-63
Serra F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-1
Mayer F.
Roitman S.
6-46-1
Moya C.
Pavel A.
6-47-65
Volandri F.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Rochus C.
3-66-36-1
R32
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Ionita V.
6-46-4
Tursunov D.
Waske A.
1-67-646-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Montanes A.
3-67-56-1
Crivoi V.
Massa E.
7-54-66-4
Mathieu P.
Greul S.
6-16-1
Simon G.
Monaco J.
7-53-66-3
Melzer J.
Mertinak M.
5-76-27-5
Rochus C.
Dolgopolov A.
6-27-65
Volandri F.
Vagnozzi S.
3-66-26-2
Koubek S.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-46-3
Pavel A.
Pashanski B.
6-36-1
Serra F.
Aranguren J.
6-16-0
Moya C.
Horna L.
6-747-637-5
Mayer F.
Starace P.
6-26-3
Roitman S.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Sabau R.
6-31-66-3