Galo Blanco vs Alex Corretja — Roland Garros Round of 128
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2003 ·
clay
Blanco G.5-7 6-3 6-0 7-5
Corretja A.
Blanco G.
56673
Corretja A.
73051
Galo Blanco defeated Alex Corretja 5-7 6-3 6-0 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Galo Blanco had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Galo Blanco narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Galo Blanco dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 5–7 6–3 6–0 7–5.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-22 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2001-08-20 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Galo Blanco | 7-6 6-7 6-1 |
| 1998-03-16 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-07-21 | Kitzbuhel | R16 | clay | Galo Blanco | 7-6 7-5 |
| 1996-07-22 | Kitzbuhel | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast