David Nainkin vs Gustavo Kuerten — US Open Round of 64
US Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Nainkin D.2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Kuerten G.
Nainkin D.
26663
Kuerten G.
64341
David Nainkin defeated Gustavo Kuerten 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in defending last year's round of 32, but David Nainkin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: David Nainkin dropped the opening set before beating Gustavo Kuerten 2–6 6–4 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Clear edge
50%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
8.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast