Salvatore Caruso vs Daniel Merida Aguilar — Alicante CH Qualifying Round 1
Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023 ·
clay
#40ATP
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Caruso S.6-1 7-6
Merida Aguilar D.
Caruso S.
672
Merida Aguilar D.
160
Salvatore Caruso defeated Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-1 7-6 in the Alicante CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daniel Merida Aguilar came in ranked #40.
Key context
- Match story: Salvatore Caruso came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
35
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
64
Break points won·Dominant
16
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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86
Merida Aguilar D.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast