Emilio Benfele Alvarez vs Francisco Clavet — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 1997 ·
clay
Benfele Alvarez E.4-6 6-3 6-3
Clavet F.
Benfele Alvarez E.
4662
Clavet F.
6331
Emilio Benfele Alvarez defeated Francisco Clavet 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Francisco Clavet came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Emilio Benfele Alvarez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Emilio Benfele Alvarez dropped the opening set before beating Francisco Clavet 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-24 | Kitzbuhel | SF | clay | Emilio Benfele Alvarez | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1997-10-27 | Bogota | QF | hard | Francisco Clavet | 7-6 2-3 |
| 1997-07-28 | Amsterdam | R16 | clay | Francisco Clavet | 6-1 2-6 6-4 |
| 1996-07-22 | Kitzbuhel | R32 | clay | Emilio Benfele Alvarez | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1994-08-01 | Kitzbuhel | R32 | clay | Francisco Clavet | 6-7(7) 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
53%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast