Sjeng Schalken vs Gustavo Kuerten — US Open Round of 16
US Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2002 ·
hard
Schalken S.6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6
Kuerten G.
Schalken S.
67673
Kuerten G.
36761
Sjeng Schalken defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in four sets, 6–3 7–6 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-16 | Indianapolis | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 1999-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1997-11-03 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
69%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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