Henri Laaksonen vs Salvatore Caruso — Rome CH Quarter-final

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
SUI4
Henri Laaksonen
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
ITA8
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
Laaksonen H.
6-4 6-4
Caruso S.
Laaksonen H.
662
Caruso S.
440

Henri Laaksonen defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-4 6-4 in the Rome CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Salvatore Caruso came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Henri Laaksonen claimed a first win over Salvatore Caruso in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Henri Laaksonen edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardSalvatore Caruso6-2 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Laaksonen H.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Caruso S.

Caruso S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

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
Laaksonen H.Caruso S.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Laaksonen H.Caruso S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
65
Break points won·Slight edge
20
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
25
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Laaksonen H.[4]
Moroni G.[17]
6-727-626-2
Semi-finals
Laaksonen H.[4]
Lorenzi P.[2]
7-656-756-1
Moroni G.[17]
Pavlasek A.[14]
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Moroni G.[17]
Horansky F.[9]
6-41-0
Lorenzi P.[2]
Napolitano S.[10]
6-36-2
Laaksonen H.[4]
Caruso S.[8]
6-46-4
Pavlasek A.[14]
Majchrzak K.[5]
6-37-62
R16
Moroni G.[17]
Valkusz M.
6-5
Lorenzi P.[2]
Gaio F.[13]
6-16-4
Laaksonen H.[4]
Viola M.[16]
6-46-3
Caruso S.[8]
Galovic V.[12]
6-36-4
Horansky F.[9]
Otte O.[7]
6-47-65
Pavlasek A.[14]
Bonadio R.
6-36-1
Napolitano S.[10]
Kovalik J.[6]
7-633-67-5
Majchrzak K.[5]
Marcora R.[11]
6-37-62
R32
Bonadio R.
Marterer M.[1]
1-66-30-0
Marcora R.[11]
Casanova H.
6-21-66-2
Horansky F.[9]
Safranek V.
6-34-66-3
Majchrzak K.[5]
Kivattsev K.
6-37-66
Lorenzi P.[2]
Sakamoto P.
6-22-66-1
Gaio F.[13]
Boluda Purkiss C.
6-46-4
Napolitano S.[10]
Haerteis J.
6-26-3
Kovalik J.[6]
Iannaccone F.
6-06-2
Laaksonen H.[4]
Heller P.
6-26-1
Viola M.[16]
Olivo R.
6-37-5
Galovic V.[12]
Collarini A.
3-66-46-4
Otte O.[7]
Ficovich J.
7-636-2
Valkusz M.
Balazs A.[15]
6-46-3
Moroni G.[17]
Blanch U.
6-26-3
Pavlasek A.[14]
Brkic T.
3-66-36-2
Caruso S.[8]
Bega A.
6-46-1
R64
Olivo R.
Wang T.
7-664-1
Bega A.
Torebko P.
4-67-51-0
Kivattsev K.
Maggioli E.
6-26-3
Boluda Purkiss C.
Ornago F.
6-746-46-1
Haerteis J.
Mansouri S.
7-636-767-5
Iannaccone F.
Molcan A.
6-746-36-4
Heller P.
Jacq G.
6-36-3
Collarini A.
Pavic A.
6-46-4
Safranek V.
Margaroli L.
2-66-36-4
Valkusz M.
Ocleppo J.
6-26-2
Blanch U.
Nagal S.
6-27-5
Casanova H.
Petrovic D.
6-44-66-2
Brkic T.
Turchetti N.
6-26-2
Bonadio R.
Passaro F.
6-36-3
Sakamoto P.
Dima D.
6-27-5
Ficovich J.
Klein B.
6-26-2