Tomas Behrend vs Eduardo Nicolas — Croatia 1 Masters 1 Qualifying Round
Croatia 1 Masters 1 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 5 April 1997 ·
clay
Behrend T.6-3 6-1
Nicolas E.
Behrend T.
662
Nicolas E.
310
Tomas Behrend defeated Eduardo Nicolas 6-3 6-1 in the Croatia 1 Masters 1 qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Eduardo Nicolas came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Tomas Behrend had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Tomas Behrend claimed a first win over Eduardo Nicolas in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tomas Behrend dropped just 4 games past Eduardo Nicolas.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-05 | Croatia 1 Masters 2 | R16 | clay | Eduardo Nicolas | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1996-06-17 | Netherlands Masters 2 | R32 | clay | Eduardo Nicolas | 6-1 7-6 |
| 1995-06-19 | Netherlands Masters 3 | QF | clay | Eduardo Nicolas | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.