Galo Blanco vs Albert Portas — Roland Garros Round of 128
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004 ·
clay
Blanco G.7-5 7-5 3-6 6-4
Portas A.
Blanco G.
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Portas A.
55641
Galo Blanco defeated Albert Portas 7-5 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Galo Blanco had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on clay. Galo Blanco narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Galo Blanco closed it out in four sets, 7–5 7–5 3–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-28 | Sopot | R16 | clay | Galo Blanco | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2001-04-23 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-05-22 | St. Poelten | QF | clay | Albert Portas | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-08-09 | San Marino | F | clay | Galo Blanco | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 1993-05-14 | Spain 4 Masters 1 | R32 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast