Alejandro Falla vs Juan Ignacio Chela — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 6 May 2012
clay
ARG
Juan Ignacio Chela
46 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Falla A.
6-3 2-6 6-2
Chela J.
Falla A.
6262
Chela J.
3621

Alejandro Falla defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Ignacio Chela came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Alejandro Falla narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Alejandro Falla closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR16clayJuan Ignacio Chela4-6 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) 6-2
2010-08-09Canada MastersR64hardJuan Ignacio Chela6-0 6-3
2010-05-03EstorilR32clayAlejandro Falla6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Chela J.

Chela J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Falla A.

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
Falla A.Chela J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Chela J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
32
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
81
Break points won·Clear edge
39
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
45

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Berdych T.
3-67-57-5
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
del Potro J.
7-657-66
Federer R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Djokovic N.
7-626-3
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.
6-33-67-5
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-4
Tipsarevic J.
Simon G.
7-635-76-1
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
6-26-4
Dolgopolov A.
Tsonga J.
7-53-67-62
Berdych T.
Monfils G.
6-16-1
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-653-67-68
R32
Monfils G.
Andreev I.
6-31-0
Cilic M.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
7-646-2
Tsonga J.
Harrison R.
6-27-64
Nadal R.
Davydenko N.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Granollers M.
6-37-63
Djokovic N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-22-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Melzer J.
6-16-4
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-47-61
Dolgopolov A.
Seppi A.
6-757-656-3
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.
Troicki V.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Raonic M.
4-67-57-64
Tipsarevic J.
Delbonis F.
7-656-766-3
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Falla A.
6-746-46-4
R64
Raonic M.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
3-67-666-4
del Potro J.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Harrison R.
Stakhovsky S.
7-637-65
Wawrinka S.
Rochus O.
6-47-63
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-716-36-3
Troicki V.
Young D.
6-14-66-1
Delbonis F.
Ramos A.
6-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Hanescu V.
7-634-66-3
Gasquet R.
Bellucci T.
4-66-47-65
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
6-756-36-3
Granollers M.
Berlocq C.
7-53-67-5
Stepanek R.
Tomic B.
6-27-5
Cilic M.
Montanes A.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Marti J.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Andujar P.
7-656-4
Seppi A.
Llodra M.
7-56-4
Anderson K.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Ferrero J.
6-47-64
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-726-3
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
7-56-2
Falla A.
Chela J.
6-32-66-2
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3