Sebastien Grosjean vs Mark Philippoussis — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
Grosjean S.6-4 6-2 6-3
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
6663
Philippoussis M.
4230
Sebastien Grosjean defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Sebastien Grosjean narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sebastien Grosjean closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-14 | London | R32 | carpet | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 |
| 2006-06-12 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-10-22 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-2 5-7 6-2 |
| 1999-12-03 | Davis Cup WG F: FRA vs AUS | RR | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
14.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast