Nicolas Escude vs Nicolas Kiefer — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Escude N.4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Kiefer N.
Escude N.
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Kiefer N.
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Nicolas Escude defeated Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Escude claimed a first win over Nicolas Kiefer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Escude came back from two sets down to beat Nicolas Kiefer.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-08 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.1
7.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4
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