Javier Sanchez vs Alberto Berasategui — Palermo Round of 32
Palermo · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998 ·
clay
Sanchez J.6-4 6-1
Berasategui A.
Sanchez J.
662
Berasategui A.
410
Javier Sanchez defeated Alberto Berasategui 6-4 6-1 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberto Berasategui came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Javier Sanchez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Javier Sanchez dropped just 5 games past Alberto Berasategui.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-29 | Palermo | SF | clay | Alberto Berasategui | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R64 | clay | Alberto Berasategui | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1996-04-08 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Alberto Berasategui | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1994-05-16 | Bologna | F | clay | Javier Sanchez | 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 |
| 1993-04-05 | Barcelona | R64 | clay | Javier Sanchez | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
75%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.