Younes El Aynaoui vs Albert Costa — Amsterdam Round of 16
Amsterdam · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 July 1996 ·
clay
El Aynaoui Y.6-7 7-6 7-5
Costa A.
El Aynaoui Y.
677772
Costa A.
796551
Younes El Aynaoui defeated Albert Costa 6-7 7-6 7-5 in the Amsterdam round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Younes El Aynaoui claimed a first win over Albert Costa in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Younes El Aynaoui dropped the opening set before beating Albert Costa 6–7 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-07 | Dubai | QF | hard | Albert Costa | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-07-05 | Gstaad | SF | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.