R16 Mexican Open 2002

Mariano Zabaleta #67 def. Magnus Norman #84

7-5 6-4

Mariano Zabaleta defeated Magnus Norman 7-5 6-4 in the 2002 Mexican Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano ZabaletaMagnus Norman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
57
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.9%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.2%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.4%41.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.5%57.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.9%37.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+0.2-5.2
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.
+5.2-0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMariano ZabaletaMagnus Norman
Country ARG SWE
Birth dateFeb 28, 1978May 30, 1976
Age2425
Height183 cm187 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6784
Ranking points (entering)559475
Elo (entering)1,7331,713
Current career W-L201–208236–164
Current career earnings$3,204,127$4,537,247
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #194-6 7-6(5) 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #604-6 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2002QF

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alejandro Hernandez 7-6(4) 3-6 1-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32