Alex De Minaur vs Roberto Carballes Baena — Alicante CH Semi-final

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Alex De Minaur
AUS4
Alex De Minaur
#5ATP
1961ELO
1869Clay ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2018
clay
Roberto Carballes Baena
ESP1
Roberto Carballes Baena
#165ATP
1632ELO
1612Clay ELO
$188kYTD
$6.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
De Minaur A.
6-2 6-4
Carballes Baena R.
De Minaur A.
662
Carballes Baena R.
240

Alex De Minaur defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 6-4 in the Alicante CH semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Alex De Minaur extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR128grassAlex De Minaur6-2 6-2 7-6(2)
2024-10-14AntwerpR16hardAlex De Minaur2-6 6-4 6-2
2024-05-06Rome MastersR64clayAlex De Minaur6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
De Minaur A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Carballes Baena R.

Carballes Baena R.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

Serve advantage — De Minaur A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

De Minaur A.Carballes Baena R.
—
Serve
—
39
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Carballes Baena R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Carballes Baena R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
97
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Carballes Baena R.
Freshness·Slight edge
83
93

De Minaur A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Carballes Baena R.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 12 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Andujar P.
De Minaur A.[4]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
De Minaur A.[4]
Carballes Baena R.[1]
6-26-4
Andujar P.
Cecchinato M.[2]
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Cecchinato M.[2]
Moroni G.
6-46-4
De Minaur A.[4]
Granollers M.[5]
6-47-64
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Vilella Martinez M.
7-53-66-0
Andujar P.
Andreozzi G.
1-66-46-4
R16
Cecchinato M.[2]
Giustino L.
6-37-5
Moroni G.
Balazs A.
4-67-56-4
Andreozzi G.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-622-66-4
De Minaur A.[4]
Boluda Purkiss C.
6-22-66-3
Andujar P.
Munar J.
7-631-66-2
Granollers M.[5]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-3
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-2
Vilella Martinez M.
Giannessi A.[7]
5-2
R32
Cecchinato M.[2]
Gaio F.
6-36-4
Andujar P.
Oliveira G.
6-26-2
Auger Aliassime F.
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-57-5
Balazs A.
Vatutin A.[6]
6-36-4
Andreozzi G.
Travaglia S.[3]
7-656-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Viola M.
6-46-2
Moroni G.
Martinez P.
7-676-2
Granollers M.[5]
Zapata Miralles B.
6-06-2
Giannessi A.[7]
Gakhov I.
6-17-61
Arnaboldi A.
Lopez Perez E.
6-26-4
Munar J.
De Schepper K.[8]
6-46-3
De Minaur A.[4]
Ojeda Lara R.
6-36-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Marti J.
6-16-1
Boluda Purkiss C.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Rubin N.
6-36-4
Giustino L.
Taberner C.
5-1