Flavio Cipolla vs Jan MertlSeville CH Round of 32

Seville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
42 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 September 2015
clay
44 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cipolla F.
6-4 1-6 6-1
Mertl J.
Cipolla F.
6162
Mertl J.
4611

Flavio Cipolla defeated Jan Mertl 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the Seville CH round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavio Cipolla came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavio Cipolla came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cipolla F.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertl J.

Mertl J.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cipolla F.

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
1st serve in·Clear edge
73%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
59%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
6.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
18
13
Break points saved·Dominant
33
69
Break points won·Clear edge
36
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
12
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
35
14

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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