Marcel Felder vs Alejandro Falla — Davis Cup G1 R1: URU vs COL Round Robin

Davis Cup G1 R1: URU vs COL · ATP · Round Robin
URU
Marcel Felder
42 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 4 March 2011
clay
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Felder M.
7-6 6-7 6-3
Falla A.
Felder M.
776262
Falla A.
637731

Marcel Felder defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Davis Cup G1 R1: URU vs COL round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alejandro Falla came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Marcel Felder had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Marcel Felder claimed a first win over Alejandro Falla in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcel Felder closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-06Davis Cup G1 R1: COL vs URURRclayAlejandro Falla6-4 6-0 6-7(4) 6-3
2008-02-08Davis Cup G1 R1: URU vs COLRRclayAlejandro Falla6-2 7-5 6-2
2006-02-10Davis Cup G2 R1: COL vs URURRclayAlejandro Falla6-2 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Felder M.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Felder M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Felder M.Falla A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
43%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.