Matteo Viola vs Yannick Mertens — Orleans CH Qualifying Round 1
Orleans CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 September 2021 ·
hard
Viola M.6-1 6-4
Mertens Y.
Viola M.
662
Mertens Y.
140
Matteo Viola defeated Yannick Mertens 6-1 6-4 in the Orleans CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yannick Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Matteo Viola claimed a first win over Yannick Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Matteo Viola dropped just 5 games past Yannick Mertens.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-29 | Great Britain F1 | SF | hard | Yannick Mertens | 7-6(5) 6-1 |
| 2017-11-27 | Israel F16 | SF | hard | Yannick Mertens | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast