Stefano Napolitano vs Jan Mertl — Szczecin CH Round of 32

Szczecin CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Stefano Napolitano
ITA
Stefano Napolitano
#240ATP
1528ELO
1520Clay ELO
31 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016
clay
CZE
Jan Mertl
44 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
Napolitano S.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Mertl J.
Napolitano S.
4662
Mertl J.
6321

Stefano Napolitano defeated Jan Mertl 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Szczecin CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Mertl came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Napolitano S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mertl J.

Mertl J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Napolitano S.

Even serve battle

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
Napolitano S.Mertl J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Napolitano S.Mertl J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
13
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
69
Break points won·Slight edge
13
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
12
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
26
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Napolitano S.Mertl J.
Freshness·
81
—

Napolitano S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Giannessi A.
Brown D.[3]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Giannessi A.
Lestienne C.
6-36-3
Brown D.[3]
Eysseric J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Lestienne C.
Montanes A.[7]
6-36-775-4
Giannessi A.
Napolitano S.
6-37-610
Brown D.[3]
Caruso S.
4-66-36-3
Eysseric J.
Cecchinato M.[8]
6-46-1
R16
Giannessi A.
Santillan A.
6-36-3
Napolitano S.
Janowicz J.
3-67-626-4
Caruso S.
Kolar Z.
6-46-3
Brown D.[3]
Bourgue M.
6-16-1
Cecchinato M.[8]
Ruud C.
5-76-16-2
Eysseric J.
Michnev P.
3-66-26-2
Lestienne C.
Cervantes Huegun I.[2]
6-47-65
Montanes A.[7]
Vatutin A.
0-67-56-4
R32
Lestienne C.
Michon A.
6-47-5
Michnev P.
Sakharov G.
7-53-0
Eysseric J.
Granollers M.[1]
3-66-42-0
Giannessi A.
Albot R.[4]
6-36-4
Montanes A.[7]
Cias P.
3-67-636-2
Cervantes Huegun I.[2]
Gaio F.
7-661-67-5
Vatutin A.
Przysiezny M.
6-46-1
Santillan A.
Sonego L.
4-66-16-2
Napolitano S.
Mertl J.
4-66-36-2
Janowicz J.
Basilashvili N.[5]
7-57-65
Kolar Z.
Gabashvili T.[6]
6-13-66-3
Caruso S.
Torebko P.
5-76-46-4
Bourgue M.
Reister J.
7-616-0
Brown D.[3]
Ivanov V.
6-36-756-2
Cecchinato M.[8]
Westerhof B.
6-46-1
Ruud C.
Eremin E.
6-36-4