Ricardo Mello vs Pablo Cuevas — Santiago Round of 32

Santiago · ATP · Round of 32
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
clay
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Mello R.
7-6 6-3
Cuevas P.
Mello R.
7762
Cuevas P.
653–

Ricardo Mello defeated Pablo Cuevas 7-6 6-3 in the Santiago round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ricardo Mello claimed a first win over Pablo Cuevas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ricardo Mello closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04HoustonR32clayPablo Cuevas6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Serve advantage — Cuevas 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
Mello R.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mello R.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
58
Break points saved·Dominant
68
93
Break points won·Slight edge
43
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
82
Tiebreaks·Even
47
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 33%

Draw

Final
Bellucci T.
Monaco J.
6-20-66-4
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Souza J.
6-16-4
Bellucci T.
Gonzalez F.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Granollers M.
7-687-69
Souza J.
Martin A.
6-26-4
Monaco J.
Luczak P.
6-43-66-3
Bellucci T.
Schwank E.
6-46-4
R16
Schwank E.
Acasuso J.
6-736-2
Luczak P.
Marrero D.
6-37-64
Gonzalez F.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Granollers M.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Bellucci T.
Capdeville P.
5-76-47-5
Souza J.
Riba P.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Mello R.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Chela J.
6-37-5
R32
Granollers M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
4-66-3
Chela J.
Aguilar J.
7-56-2
Gonzalez F.
Hernandez O.
6-26-1
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Crivoi V.
6-46-2
Schwank E.
Lorenzi P.
4-67-636-3
Capdeville P.
Saavedra Corvalan C.
4-66-26-1
Bellucci T.
Lapentti N.
3-66-16-1
Kubot L.
Zeballos H.
3-67-56-3
Acasuso J.
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-16-1
Souza J.
Greul S.
3-66-47-65
Riba P.
Ventura S.
6-37-5
Martin A.
Daniel M.
6-757-56-4
Mello R.
Cuevas P.
7-656-3
Luczak P.
Starace P.
7-636-4
Marrero D.
Aranguren J.
7-642-67-62
Monaco J.
Massu N.
6-36-4