Mariano Puerta vs Alejandro Hernandez — Mexico City Quarter-final
Mexico City · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998 ·
clay
Puerta M.5-7 6-1 6-4
Hernandez A.
Puerta M.
5662
Hernandez A.
7141
Mariano Puerta defeated Alejandro Hernandez 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the Mexico City quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alejandro Hernandez came in defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Puerta dropped the opening set before beating Alejandro Hernandez 5–7 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
50%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.