Gustavo Kuerten vs Mark Philippoussis — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2003 ·
hard
Kuerten G.6-7 7-6 7-6
Philippoussis M.
Kuerten G.
6772
Philippoussis M.
7661
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Gustavo Kuerten narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gustavo Kuerten dropped the opening set before beating Mark Philippoussis 6–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-28 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2000-11-13 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2000-05-08 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.8
13.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast