Rui Machado vs Yannick Mertens — Portugal F3 Final

Portugal F3 · ITF · Final

POR

Rui Machado

42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2015 · 00:00

hard

BEL

Yannick Mertens

39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Machado R.

6-4 7-6

Mertens Y.

Machado R.

67⁸2

Mertens Y.

46⁶0

Rui Machado defeated Yannick Mertens 6-4 7-6 in the Portugal F3 final on hard.

Key context

Match story: Rui Machado edged Yannick Mertens in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Machado R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mertens Y.

Mertens Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Machado 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. About

Statistics

This season

Machado R.Mertens Y.

1st serve in·Even

69%

65%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

61%

68%

2nd serve points won·Even

50%

51%

Service points won·Even

58%

62%

Return points won·Even

43%

39%

Break points saved·Slight edge

54%

59%

Aces / match·Clear edge

0.6

2.7

Double faults / match·Even

2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Rui Machado vs Yannick Mertens — Portugal F3 Final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return