R128 Australian Open 2008

Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 def. Victor Hanescu #79

6-1 7-6(4) 6-2

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Victor Hanescu 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2008 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuVictor Hanescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
81
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
72
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.2%71.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.9%64.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%31.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%73.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.6%54.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.3%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.1%28.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.4%42.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.3-8.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.3-8.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuVictor Hanescu
Country FRA ROU
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Jul 21, 1981
Age2626
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2579
Ranking points (entering)1,320517
Elo (entering)1,8301,658
Current career W-L271–298187–228
Current career earnings$6,299,093$4,330,340
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.