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Paul-Henri Mathieu #51 def. Diego Veronelli #232

4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Match Information

Date	Sep 27, 2003*
Tournament	Palermo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Score	4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
Loser	Diego Veronelli
Duration	2h 38m

Stat	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Diego Veronelli
Aces	7	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	58	54
First serve points won %	72	65
Second serve points won %	44	39
Break points saved %	38	60
Break points converted %	40	62
Service points won %	60	53
Return points won %	47	40
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Diego Veronelli
Country	FRA	ARG
Birth date	Jan 12, 1982	Dec 5, 1979
Age	21	23
Height	185	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	51	232
Ranking points (entering)	706	153
Elo (entering)	1,673	1,574
Career W-L	268–297	2–3
Career earnings	$6,299,093	$179,686

Pre-match H2H

Paul-Henri Mathieu 0 – 0 Diego Veronelli

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 26, 2003	R16	Nicolas Almagro	7-6(6) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 25, 2003	R32	Albert Portas	4-6 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 27, 2003	SF	Alberto Martin	7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Diego Veronelli's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 26, 2003	R16	Victor Hanescu	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 25, 2003	R32	Nikolay Davydenko	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data