Alberto Martin vs Ricardo Mello — Santiago Round of 16

Santiago · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Alberto Martin
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
clay
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Martin A.
6-3 6-4
Mello R.
Martin A.
662
Mello R.
34–

Alberto Martin defeated Ricardo Mello 6-3 6-4 in the Santiago round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ricardo Mello came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Alberto Martin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Alberto Martin claimed a first win over Ricardo Mello in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRicardo Mello6-3 6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Martin A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Mello R.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Martin A.

Serve advantage — Martin A.

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
Martin A.Mello R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (8 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Martin A.Mello R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
39
Break points saved·Even
70
68
Break points won·Even
46
43
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
46
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
47

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