Salvatore Caruso vs Radu Albot — Prostejov CH Round of 16

Prostejov CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ITA
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 June 2018
clay
Radu Albot
MDA8
Radu Albot
#490ATP
1453ELO
1440Clay ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
Caruso S.
6-3 7-5
Albot R.
Caruso S.
672
Albot R.
350

Salvatore Caruso defeated Radu Albot 6-3 7-5 in the Prostejov CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radu Albot came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Caruso S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Albot R.

Albot R.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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.Albot R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Caruso S.Albot R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
41
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
85
Break points won·Slight edge
30
19
Deciding sets·Even
80
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
18
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Caruso S.Albot R.
Freshness·
—
93

Albot R.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Munar J.
Djere L.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Munar J.
Melzer G.
4-66-36-2
Djere L.
Garcia Lopez G.[1]
7-683-67-64
Quarter-finals
Djere L.
Pella G.[4]
6-47-5
Garcia Lopez G.[1]
Gaio F.
6-36-4
Melzer G.
Caruso S.
6-46-3
Munar J.
Ymer E.
3-66-16-1
R16
Djere L.
Kukushkin M.[7]
W/O
Melzer G.
Safranek V.
6-16-0
Gaio F.
Kolar Z.
7-56-0
Munar J.
Pavlasek A.
6-766-47-5
Caruso S.
Albot R.[8]
6-37-5
Pella G.[4]
Domingues J.
7-56-3
Ymer E.
Vesely J.[5]
6-23-66-4
Garcia Lopez G.[1]
Bellucci T.
6-17-64
R32
Pella G.[4]
Gombos N.
6-36-2
Kolar Z.
Choinski J.
5-76-26-4
Ymer E.
Satral J.
7-54-67-5
Vesely J.[5]
Mager G.
6-36-3
Melzer G.
Jaloviec M.
6-36-0
Djere L.
Olivo R.
6-16-3
Gaio F.
Basic M.[6]
6-27-61
Bellucci T.
Cuevas M.
6-46-3
Albot R.[8]
Gulbis E.
6-36-3
Caruso S.
Bonzi B.
6-36-2
Pavlasek A.
Cuevas P.[2]
7-637-64
Munar J.
Millot V.
6-23-2
Kukushkin M.[7]
Hoang A.
6-16-3
Safranek V.
Carballes Baena R.[3]
3-67-626-4
Garcia Lopez G.[1]
Sakharov G.
6-46-4
Domingues J.
Horansky F.
6-16-3