Albert Costa vs Greg Rusedski — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Costa A.6-4 6-3 6-4
Rusedski G.
Costa A.
6663
Rusedski G.
4340
Albert Costa defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Albert Costa narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Albert Costa | 7-6 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Greg Rusedski | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1997-08-11 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1996-06-17 | Nottingham | R32 | grass | Greg Rusedski | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
9.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast