Mark Philippoussis vs Galo Blanco — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Philippoussis M.6-3 6-4 7-5
Blanco G.
Philippoussis M.
6673
Blanco G.
3450
Mark Philippoussis defeated Galo Blanco 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Galo Blanco came in defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast