Andrei Pavel vs Albert Portas — Bucharest Round of 16
Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2002 ·
clay
Pavel A.4-6 6-4 6-2
Portas A.
Pavel A.
4662
Portas A.
6421
Andrei Pavel defeated Albert Portas 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Andrei Pavel narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Andrei Pavel dropped the opening set before beating Albert Portas 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-6 6-1 |
| 2000-05-22 | St. Poelten | SF | clay | Andrei Pavel | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-09-14 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Albert Portas | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1997-07-21 | Umag | R32 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast