Victor Hanescu vs Nicolas Lapentti — Kitzbuhel Round of 32

Kitzbuhel · ATP · Round of 32
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 May 2009
clay
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Hanescu V.
6-7 6-3 7-5
Lapentti N.
Hanescu V.
66672
Lapentti N.
78351

Victor Hanescu defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-7 6-3 7-5 in the Kitzbuhel round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Victor Hanescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Victor Hanescu claimed a first win over Nicolas Lapentti in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-19Davis Cup WG PO: ECU vs ROURRclayNicolas Lapentti6-4 6-7(4) 6-7(5) 7-6(13) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hanescu V.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

Serve advantage — Hanescu V.

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
Hanescu V.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hanescu V.Lapentti N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
70
Break points won·Dominant
13
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Garcia Lopez G.
Benneteau J.
3-67-616-3
Semi-finals
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
6-31-67-65
Benneteau J.
Hernandez O.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Benneteau J.
Koellerer D.
6-26-756-0
Hernandez O.
Chela J.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Hanescu V.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
R16
Hanescu V.
Granollers M.
6-17-62
Garcia Lopez G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
4-66-46-3
Chela J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-2
Hernandez O.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Koellerer D.
Junqueira D.
6-16-2
Benneteau J.
Massu N.
6-16-747-67
Melzer J.
Calleri A.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
R32
Calleri A.
Lu Y.
3-67-50-1
Vassallo Arguello M.
Rochus C.
6-26-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Phau B.
6-36-2
Granollers M.
Gabashvili T.
7-6116-3
Massu N.
Vik R.
6-46-2
Benneteau J.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Hernandez O.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
Beck A.
Hernych J.
5-76-37-5
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Ancic M.
6-46-3
Chela J.
Gicquel M.
5-76-36-0
Junqueira D.
Capdeville P.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-27-67
Koubek S.
Petzschner P.
7-686-4
Koellerer D.
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Gil F.
6-36-0
Hanescu V.
Lapentti N.
6-766-37-5