Younes El Aynaoui vs Lleyton Hewitt — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
El Aynaoui Y.6-7 7-6 7-6 6-4
Hewitt L.
El Aynaoui Y.
67763
Hewitt L.
76641
Younes El Aynaoui defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 128. Younes El Aynaoui narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Younes El Aynaoui dropped the opening set before beating Lleyton Hewitt 6–7 7–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-10 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 4-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-1 7-6 4-6 6-2 |
| 2002-04-22 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.4
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast