Salvatore Caruso vs Daniel Merida Aguilar — Alicante CH Qualifying Round 1

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA1
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
clay
ESP
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Caruso S.
6-1 7-6
Merida Aguilar D.
Caruso S.
6772
Merida Aguilar D.
1630

Salvatore Caruso defeated Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-1 7-6 in the Alicante CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Salvatore Caruso came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Salvatore Caruso came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Caruso S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Merida Aguilar D.serving61% hold

wins 55% 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.Merida Aguilar D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Caruso S.Merida Aguilar D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
55
Break points saved·Even
65
64
Break points won·Clear edge
30
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
49

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Caruso S.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Merida Aguilar D.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Caruso S.Merida Aguilar D.
Freshness·
—
93

Merida Aguilar D.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Echargui M.[2]
Pokorny L.
6-26-3
Cukierman D.[5]
Cox D.[9]
6-27-5
Barroso Campos A.[12]
Lalami Laaroussi Y.
6-36-1
Damm M.[4]
Gulin S.
6-36-1
Harris B.[3]
Blanch D.
6-13-66-3
Santillan A.[10]
Caruso S.[1]
4-66-36-4
Q1
Pokorny L.
Orlov V.[7]
6-36-0
Cox D.[9]
Butvilas E.
6-36-736-4
Blanch D.
Pawelski M.[11]
6-36-1
Gulin S.
Gautier A.[8]
7-671-66-4
Lalami Laaroussi Y.
Damas M.
6-26-2
Barroso Campos A.[12]
Kaliyanda Poonacha N.
6-36-2
Cukierman D.[5]
Singh D.
6-07-63
Damm M.[4]
Manzanera Pertusa A.
6-756-46-4
Santillan A.[10]
Echeverria J.
7-57-5
Caruso S.[1]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-17-63