SF Casablanca 2007

Paul-Henri Mathieu #57 def. Marc Gicquel #44

6-3 7-5

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Marc Gicquel 6-3 7-5 in the 2007 Casablanca semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuMarc Gicquel
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
710
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%69.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%67.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.0%22.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.8%53.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.5%26.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.1%40.9%
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.
+10.5-9.7
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.
+9.7-10.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuMarc Gicquel
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Mar 30, 1977
Age2530
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5744
Ranking points (entering)620752
Elo (entering)1,7681,750
Current career W-L271–29892–113
Current career earnings$6,299,093$2,513,519
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #377-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2007QF
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #1634-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2007R16
Kristian Pless #836-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2007R32

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #776-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 29, 2007F

Marc Gicquel's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #393-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2007QF
Nicolas Mahut #1066-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2007R16
Alessio Di Mauro #1166-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2007R32