Mohamed Safwat vs Pedro Martinez — Barcelona CH Round of 16

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
EGY
Mohamed Safwat
#1884ATP
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
clay
Pedro Martinez
ESP9
Pedro Martinez
#157ATP
1580ELO
1550Clay ELO
$335kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Safwat M.
6-4 5-7 6-3
Martinez P.
Safwat M.
6562
Martinez P.
4731

Mohamed Safwat defeated Pedro Martinez 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Barcelona CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pedro Martinez came in ranked #157, defending last year's final, but Mohamed Safwat had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Mohamed Safwat closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safwat M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Martinez P.

Martinez P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safwat M.

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

Serve & return on clay

Safwat M.Martinez P.
—
Serve
4
—
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Safwat M.Martinez P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safwat M.Martinez P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
8
66
Break points saved·Dominant
64
94
Break points won·Dominant
2
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
21
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safwat M.Martinez P.
Freshness·
—
82

Martinez P.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Caruso S.[4]
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Caruso S.[4]
Munar J.[2]
6-47-5
Kovalik J.
Giannessi A.[14]
6-37-65
Quarter-finals
Giannessi A.[14]
Baldi F.[10]
5-76-06-1
Munar J.[2]
Safwat M.
6-46-746-4
Caruso S.[4]
Sousa P.[7]
6-16-4
Kovalik J.
Taberner C.
6-12-67-65
R16
Caruso S.[4]
Robredo T.
3-66-46-1
Munar J.[2]
Molleker R.[16]
W/O
Kovalik J.
Carballes Baena R.[1]
5-77-53-0
Giannessi A.[14]
Horansky F.
7-666-776-4
Safwat M.
Martinez P.[9]
6-45-76-3
Sousa P.[7]
Diez S.[12]
6-37-5
Baldi F.[10]
Pla Malfeito J.
6-46-1
Taberner C.
Gaio F.[11]
6-27-65
R32
Robredo T.
Ramanathan R.[15]
7-56-4
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-46-2
Sousa P.[7]
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-3
Munar J.[2]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-26-3
Molleker R.[16]
Moro Canas A.
7-56-1
Martinez P.[9]
Cervantes Huegun I.
4-66-27-611
Safwat M.
Pavic A.
6-47-63
Caruso S.[4]
Domingues J.
6-26-4
Diez S.[12]
Roca Batalla O.
6-04-66-1
Pla Malfeito J.
Lorenzi P.[6]
6-41-66-2
Baldi F.[10]
Ehrat S.
6-36-3
Giannessi A.[14]
Nedelko I.
6-16-4
Horansky F.
Davidovich Fokina A.[3]
6-24-67-60
Taberner C.
Giustino L.[8]
6-46-0
Gaio F.[11]
Kavcic B.
6-16-0
Kovalik J.
Coppejans K.[13]
2-66-36-3
R64
Taberner C.
Slobodchikov R.
6-06-2
Domingues J.
Pellegrino A.
6-12-0
Roca Batalla O.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-40-0
Pla Malfeito J.
Brancaccio R.
6-04-3
Safwat M.
Brkic T.
6-06-3
Kovalik J.
Moroni G.
3-66-26-4
Nedelko I.
Granollers G.
3-66-36-2
Kavcic B.
Kotov P.
6-05-76-4
Barranco Cosano J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-0
Munoz de la Nava D.
Choinski J.
6-37-65
Moro Canas A.
Eriksson M.
6-36-2
Cervantes Huegun I.
Andrews M.
6-36-0
Robredo T.
Cachin P.
5-76-26-2
Lopez Perez E.
Okala J.
6-36-4
Ehrat S.
Quinzi G.
6-46-1
Horansky F.
Bonadio R.
7-56-2