Martin Verkerk vs Flavio Saretta — St. Poelten Quarter-final
St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 2003 ·
clay
Verkerk M.7-6 7-6
Saretta F.
Verkerk M.
772
Saretta F.
660
Martin Verkerk defeated Flavio Saretta 7-6 7-6 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavio Saretta came in defending last year's semi-final, but Martin Verkerk had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 6 on clay.
Key context
- Match story: Martin Verkerk won all two sets in tiebreaks against Flavio Saretta.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.