Albert Costa vs Byron Black — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Costa A.6-1 6-4 6-4
Black B.
Costa A.
6663
Black B.
1440
Albert Costa defeated Byron Black 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Byron Black came in defending last year's round of 128. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-10 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Byron Black | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1997-01-06 | Sydney Outdoor | QF | hard | Albert Costa | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
60%
43%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
1.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast