Cedric Pioline vs Alex Corretja — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Pioline C.6-2 6-1 6-4
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6663
Corretja A.
2140
Cedric Pioline defeated Alex Corretja 6-2 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Cedric Pioline claimed a first win over Alex Corretja in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-10 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Alex Corretja | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-07-07 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 3-2 |
| 1997-04-21 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast