Pete Sampras vs Nicolas Escude — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Sampras P.7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 6-3
Escude N.
Sampras P.
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Escude N.
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Pete Sampras defeated Nicolas Escude 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Nicolas Escude in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in five sets, 7–6 5–7 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Nicolas Escude | 7-6 2-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.0
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast