Paolo Lorenzi vs Flavio Cipolla — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Paolo Lorenzi
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2013
clay
ITA
Flavio Cipolla
42 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lorenzi P.
7-6 6-1
Cipolla F.
Lorenzi P.
7762
Cipolla F.
641–

Paolo Lorenzi defeated Flavio Cipolla 7-6 6-1 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavio Cipolla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Paolo Lorenzi claimed a first win over Flavio Cipolla in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Paolo Lorenzi came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-23BarcelonaR64clayFlavio Cipolla6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lorenzi P.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cipolla F.

Cipolla F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Lorenzi P.

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
Lorenzi P.Cipolla F.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lorenzi P.Cipolla F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
18
Break points saved·Dominant
84
33
Break points won·Clear edge
21
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
38
Tiebreaks·Even
34
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Isner J.
Almagro N.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Monaco J.
1-66-46-4
Almagro N.
Williams R.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Berankis R.
6-33-66-3
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-4
Williams R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-611-66-4
Monaco J.
Ginepri R.
6-16-0
R16
Williams R.
Karlovic I.
6-46-757-63
Lorenzi P.
Cipolla F.
7-646-1
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
2-66-06-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Alund M.
6-24-66-4
Monaco J.
Smyczek T.
7-656-1
Isner J.
Sock J.
7-56-737-63
Berankis R.
Haas T.
6-36-3
R32
Alund M.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-1
Smyczek T.
Ouanna J.
6-16-2
Isner J.
Harrison R.
7-646-4
Sock J.
Klahn B.
7-636-3
Berankis R.
Levine J.
6-737-56-4
Cipolla F.
Arguello F.
4-66-47-5
Williams R.
Pella G.
7-57-5
Monfils G.
Blake J.
7-657-5
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Devvarman S.
7-656-0
Verdasco F.
Johnson S.
7-656-2
Ginepri R.
Russell M.
6-26-2
Lorenzi P.
Melzer G.
6-26-2