Paul Henri Mathieu vs Fabrice SantoroMetz Round of 32

Metz · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006 ·
hard
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Henri Mathieu P.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Santoro F.
Henri Mathieu P.
6562
Santoro F.
4741

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Metz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-06MoscowQFhardFabrice Santoro6-3 2-0
2006-02-20RotterdamR32hardFabrice Santoro6-3 6-3
2005-10-24LyonR16clayFabrice Santoro6-1 6-4
2005-08-22New HavenR32hardFabrice Santoro6-4 7-6
2002-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayPaul Henri Mathieu7-5 6-1 1-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
19
41
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
66
Break points won·Dominant
20
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
26
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw