Carlos Costa vs Alexander Volkov — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 15 January 1996 ·
hard
Costa C.1-6 6-4 0-6 7-5 6-4
Volkov A.
Costa C.
160763
Volkov A.
646542
Carlos Costa defeated Alexander Volkov 1-6 6-4 0-6 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Volkov came in defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Carlos Costa dropped the opening set before beating Alexander Volkov 1–6 6–4 0–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
49%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast