QF Palermo 2003

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

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

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Diego Veronelli 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2003 Palermo quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 27, 2003*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 38m

Match Statistics

Stat	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Diego Veronelli
Aces	7	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	58.0%	54.0%
First serve points won %	72.0%	65.0%
Second serve points won %	44.0%	39.0%
Break points saved %	38.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	62.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	53.0%
Return points won %	47.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Diego Veronelli
Country	FRA	ARG
Birth date	Jan 12, 1982	Dec 5, 1979
Age	21	23
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	51	232
Ranking points (entering)	706	153
Elo (entering)	1,673	1,574
Current career W-L	271–298	2–3
Current career earnings	$6,299,093	$179,686

Pre-match H2H

Paul-Henri Mathieu #51 0 – 0 Diego Veronelli #232

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #189	7-6(6) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Albert Portas #78	4-6 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #61	7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	SF

Diego Veronelli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Hanescu #77	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Nikolay Davydenko #41	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32