Ricardo Mello vs Pedro Braga — Rio de Janeiro Quarter-final

Rio de Janeiro · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final

BRA

Ricardo Mello

45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 3 December 2001 · 00:00

clay

BRA

Pedro Braga

51 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Mello R.

6-4 6-2

Braga P.

Mello R.

662

Braga P.

420

Ricardo Mello defeated Pedro Braga 6-4 6-2 in the Rio de Janeiro quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Match story: Ricardo Mello dropped just 6 games past Pedro Braga.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Mello R.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Braga P.

Braga P.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mello R.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season

Mello R.Braga P.

1st serve in·Even

63%

60%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

65%

56%

2nd serve points won·Clear edge

51%

33%

Service points won·Clear edge

60%

47%

Return points won·Even

37%

Break points saved·Dominant

57%

17%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.6

4.0

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.5

1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (137 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Draw

Serve vs return

This season

Mello R.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Braga P.

Braga P.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mello R.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About