Marco Cecchinato vs Andreas Seppi — Budapest Semi-final

Budapest · ATP · Semi-final
Marco Cecchinato
ITA
Marco Cecchinato
#175ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
ITA8
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Cecchinato M.
5-7 7-6 6-3
Seppi A.
Cecchinato M.
57762
Seppi A.
76431

Marco Cecchinato defeated Andreas Seppi 5-7 7-6 6-3 in the Budapest semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Marco Cecchinato claimed a first win over Andreas Seppi in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-21GenevaR32clayAndreas Seppi7-5 6-4
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersQ3clayAndreas Seppi–
2014-07-21UmagR32clayAndreas Seppi6-2 6-7(2) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cecchinato M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

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
Cecchinato M.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cecchinato M.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Dominant
20
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
79
32

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cecchinato M.Seppi A.
Freshness·
69
—

Cecchinato M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Cecchinato M.
Millman J.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Millman J.
Bedene A.[5]
2-67-637-65
Cecchinato M.
Seppi A.[8]
5-77-646-3
Quarter-finals
Cecchinato M.
Struff J.[7]
5-76-46-2
Millman J.
Maden Y.
2-66-16-4
Seppi A.[8]
Basilashvili N.
6-47-63
Bedene A.[5]
Sonego L.
6-32-66-2
R16
Sonego L.
Gasquet R.[3]
6-47-64
Struff J.[7]
Bublik A.
6-16-4
Basilashvili N.
Shapovalov D.[4]
6-26-4
Cecchinato M.
Dzumhur D.[2]
6-36-1
Bedene A.[5]
Berrettini M.
7-624-66-4
Seppi A.[8]
Youzhny M.
6-16-2
Millman J.
Pouille L.[1]
6-36-4
Maden Y.
Marterer M.
6-16-3
R32
Struff J.[7]
Zopp J.
2-66-47-5
Basilashvili N.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Piros Z.
6-36-3
Marterer M.
Troicki V.
3-66-46-4
Millman J.
Albot R.
6-47-5
Seppi A.[8]
Fabbiano T.
4-67-56-3
Sonego L.
Hurkacz H.
6-727-686-4
Cecchinato M.
Basic M.
6-36-4
Bublik A.
Istomin D.
6-767-657-5
Maden Y.
Fucsovics M.[6]
4-66-36-2
Bedene A.[5]
Copil M.
6-737-56-3
Berrettini M.
Balazs A.
6-43-67-64