Bjorn Phau vs Albert Costa — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Phau B.
6-3 7-6 6-3
Costa A.
Phau B.
6763
Costa A.
3630

Bjorn Phau defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Bjorn Phau closed it out in three sets, 6–3 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Phau B.Costa A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw