Paul Henri Mathieu vs Fabrice Santoro — Metz Round of 32

Metz · 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, 2 October 2006
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Santoro F.
Mathieu P.
6562
Santoro F.
4741

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Metz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Paul Henri Mathieu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-06MoscowQFhardFabrice Santoro6-3 2-0 RET
2006-02-20RotterdamR32hardFabrice Santoro6-3 6-3
2005-10-24LyonR16clayFabrice Santoro6-1 6-4
2005-08-22New HavenR32hardFabrice Santoro6-4 7-6(2)
2002-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayPaul Henri Mathieu7-5 6-1 1-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
80
Break points won·Clear edge
31
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Melzer J.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Gicquel M.
7-636-3
Djokovic N.
Grosjean S.
6-747-616-3
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Fish M.
1-67-57-5
Grosjean S.
Clement A.
6-746-36-2
Djokovic N.
Clemens T.
6-46-1
Gicquel M.
Serra F.
6-47-5
R16
Clemens T.
Saulnier C.
7-646-747-65
Gicquel M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Serra F.
Mathieu P.
1-66-37-62
Melzer J.
Safin M.
4-66-27-65
Fish M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-3
Djokovic N.
Bracciali D.
6-06-3
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
6-737-637-5
Grosjean S.
Benneteau J.
7-56-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Santoro F.
6-45-76-4
Grosjean S.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Gicquel M.
Ferrer D.
6-35-76-4
Clement A.
Malisse X.
7-636-2
Gasquet R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-1
Djokovic N.
Mahut N.
6-26-3
Bracciali D.
Kohlschreiber P.
4-66-37-5
Clemens T.
Patience O.
7-56-726-3
Saulnier C.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Ascione T.
4-66-36-2
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
7-56-2
Safin M.
Youzhny M.
6-16-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Sanguinetti D.
7-634-66-0
Benneteau J.
Ferrero J.
6-41-67-67
Serra F.
Soderling R.
5-77-636-2