Nicolas Massu vs Gustavo Kuerten — Athens Olympics Round of 64
Athens Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004 ·
hard
Massu N.6-3 5-7 6-4
Kuerten G.
Massu N.
6562
Kuerten G.
3741
Nicolas Massu defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the Athens Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Nicolas Massu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nicolas Massu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Massu closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-13 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Nicolas Massu | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-1 5-4 |
| 2000-10-09 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.