Fabrice Santoro vs Vincent Spadea — Newport Semi-final

Newport · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008
grass
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
7-6 6-1
Spadea V.
Santoro F.
7762
Spadea V.
641–

Fabrice Santoro defeated Vincent Spadea 7-6 6-1 in the Newport semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Fabrice Santoro extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Fabrice Santoro came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardFabrice Santoro3-6 6-0 6-2 6-3
2005-10-24LyonQFclayFabrice Santoro6-2 6-2
1999-03-15Miami MastersR32hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Santoro F.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Santoro F.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
75
Break points won·Slight edge
54
45
Deciding sets·Even
50
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Santoro F.
Amritraj P.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Santoro F.
Spadea V.
7-646-1
Amritraj P.
Dancevic F.
7-644-66-3
Quarter-finals
Dancevic F.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-3
Santoro F.
Navarro I.
6-37-64
Spadea V.
Peya A.
7-637-5
Amritraj P.
Bopanna R.
6-46-3
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Ledovskikh M.
6-16-1
Santoro F.
Qureshi A.
7-646-2
Navarro I.
Anderson K.
7-633-66-4
Spadea V.
Mahut N.
6-26-3
Peya A.
Young D.
7-646-3
Dancevic F.
Evans B.
5-76-47-63
Bopanna R.
Fish M.
7-667-5
Amritraj P.
Levine J.
7-56-3
R32
Dancevic F.
Dent T.
3-67-56-1
Young D.
Jun W.
6-32-66-4
Evans B.
Capdeville P.
6-43-66-1
Ledovskikh M.
Pless K.
4-67-56-4
Levine J.
Isner J.
6-36-1
Amritraj P.
Sirianni J.
6-736-46-4
Bopanna R.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Qureshi A.
Becker B.
7-57-65
Navarro I.
De Voest R.
7-56-4
Anderson K.
Muller G.
6-736-36-3
Spadea V.
Stadler S.
6-23-66-4
Peya A.
Petzschner P.
6-736-37-5