Tiago Cacao vs Yannick Mertens — Portugal F1 Semi-final
Portugal F1 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018 ·
hard
Cacao T.6-3 4-6 6-4
Mertens Y.
Cacao T.
6462
Mertens Y.
3641
Tiago Cacao defeated Yannick Mertens 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Portugal F1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yannick Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Tiago Cacao had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Tiago Cacao claimed a first win over Yannick Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tiago Cacao closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | M15 Sintra 2 | QF | hard | Yannick Mertens | 6-3 6-7(8) 7-6(1) |
| 2016-09-26 | Portugal F11 | QF | hard | Yannick Mertens | 6-3 7-6(4) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
89
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Cacao T.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About