Paul-Henri Mathieu #29 def. Andreas Seppi #34

6-2 2-6 6-3

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Andreas Seppi 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the 2009 Sydney International round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuAndreas Seppi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
87
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.2%69.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%60.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
84.6%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.5%65.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%15.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.4%40.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
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.
-4.0+2.2
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.
-2.2+4.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuAndreas Seppi
Country FRA ITA
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Feb 21, 1984
Age2724
Height185 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2934
Ranking points (entering)2,0001,820
Elo (entering)1,8071,758
Current career W-L271–298367–401
Current career earnings$6,299,093$11,816,212
Pre-match H2H

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