Riccardo Balzerani vs Moez Echargui — Perugia CH Qualifying Round 1

Perugia CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Riccardo Balzerani
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2018
clay
Moez Echargui
TUN
Moez Echargui
#151ATP
1416ELO
1342Clay ELO
$171kYTD
$469kCAREER
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Balzerani R.
3-6 6-3 6-3
Echargui M.
Balzerani R.
3662
Echargui M.
6331

Riccardo Balzerani defeated Moez Echargui 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Perugia CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Moez Echargui came in defending last year's round of 32, but Riccardo Balzerani had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balzerani R.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Echargui M.

Echargui M.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Balzerani R.

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
Balzerani R.Echargui M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Balzerani R.Echargui M.
Freshness·
—
100

Echargui M.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Toledo Bague P.
Blanch U.
5-76-40-0
Pavic A.[3]
Petrone A.
2-67-636-4
Escobar G.[8]
Balzerani R.
6-36-4
Rodriguez C.
Velotti A.
6-36-727-66
Q2
Blanch U.
Pellegrino A.[6]
6-726-37-62
Toledo Bague P.
Avidzba A.
6-26-3
Petrone A.
Roca Batalla O.[5]
6-766-16-4
Balzerani R.
Nedovyesov A.[2]
4-66-46-4
Velotti A.
Cacic N.
6-16-3
Rodriguez C.
Marcora R.[7]
6-46-4
Pavic A.[3]
Delic M.
6-26-4
Escobar G.[8]
Ornago F.
7-636-2
Q1
Pellegrino A.[6]
Lamasine T.
3-66-17-63
Toledo Bague P.
Gonzalez A.[4]
6-25-76-3
Roca Batalla O.[5]
Fonio G.
6-26-3
Delic M.
Varillas J.
4-66-37-5
Pavic A.[3]
Bortolotti M.
6-36-3
Escobar G.[8]
Slobodchikov R.
6-43-66-2
Balzerani R.
Echargui M.
3-66-36-3
Nedovyesov A.[2]
Bonadio R.
6-21-66-2
Marcora R.[7]
Doumbia S.
4-66-47-68
Rodriguez C.
Cappellacci M.
6-16-1
Velotti A.
Gaio F.[1]
3-67-656-1
Ornago F.
Rondoni P.
7-57-64
Blanch U.
Di Nicola G.
6-47-5
Avidzba A.
Baldoni S.
6-17-66