Sjeng Schalken vs Albert Costa — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2000 ·
hard
Schalken S.6-2 6-3
Costa A.
Schalken S.
662
Costa A.
230
Sjeng Schalken defeated Albert Costa 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken dropped just 5 games past Albert Costa.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-02 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-08-18 | Boston | SF | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-05-05 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1996-04-15 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 6-3 |
| 1995-10-23 | Santiago | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(1) 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast