Salvatore Caruso vs Flavio Cipolla — Napoli CH Round of 32

Napoli CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2016
clay
ITA
Flavio Cipolla
42 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
Caruso S.
6-1 6-3
Cipolla F.
Caruso S.
662
Cipolla F.
130

Salvatore Caruso defeated Flavio Cipolla 6-1 6-3 in the Napoli CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavio Cipolla came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Caruso S.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cipolla F.

Cipolla F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Caruso S.

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
Caruso S.Cipolla F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Caruso S.Cipolla F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
18
Break points saved·Dominant
65
33
Break points won·Slight edge
30
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
38
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
18
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Kovalik J.
De Greef A.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kovalik J.
Elias G.[6]
6-16-766-3
De Greef A.
Copil M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Copil M.
Caruso S.
6-06-2
De Greef A.
Carballes Baena R.[5]
7-626-3
Kovalik J.
Volandri F.
6-46-746-2
Elias G.[6]
Ignatik U.
6-26-2
R16
Copil M.
Mager G.
6-46-3
Kovalik J.
Dutra Silva R.[2]
7-666-4
Volandri F.
Naso G.
7-54-66-1
Ignatik U.
Ungur A.
7-56-2
Carballes Baena R.[5]
Giannessi A.
6-25-76-3
De Greef A.
Krajinovic F.[1]
6-47-5
Caruso S.
Basic M.[8]
6-46-776-2
Elias G.[6]
Napolitano S.
7-56-2
R32
Copil M.
Kuzmanov D.
6-34-66-2
Dutra Silva R.[2]
Golubev A.
6-16-0
Kovalik J.
Fucsovics M.
6-36-0
Naso G.
Vatutin A.
6-47-5
Volandri F.
Martin A.[7]
6-16-3
Ignatik U.
Fabbiano T.[4]
6-46-717-5
Ungur A.
Sidorenko A.
6-47-66
Napolitano S.
Donati M.
6-36-756-2
Elias G.[6]
Sijsling I.
4-66-26-1
Basic M.[8]
Arnaboldi A.
7-54-66-4
Caruso S.
Cipolla F.
6-16-3
Mager G.
Struff J.[3]
7-644-66-4
Carballes Baena R.[5]
Gaio F.
3-66-26-3
Giannessi A.
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-06-2
De Greef A.
Vanni L.
7-56-4
Krajinovic F.[1]
Reister J.
5-76-46-2