Mark Philippoussis vs Gustavo Kuerten — Paris Masters Semi-final
Paris Masters · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2000 ·
hard
Philippoussis M.7-6 7-6
Kuerten G.
Philippoussis M.
772
Kuerten G.
660
Mark Philippoussis defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 7-6 in the Paris Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis won all two sets in tiebreaks against Gustavo Kuerten.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-27 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 2003-07-28 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2000-05-08 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast