Javier Sanchez vs Alex Corretja — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Javier Sanchez
58 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 1997
clay
ESP
Alex Corretja
52 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sanchez J.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Corretja A.
Sanchez J.
6472
Corretja A.
3651

Javier Sanchez defeated Alex Corretja 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Javier Sanchez had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Javier Sanchez claimed a first win over Alex Corretja in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Javier Sanchez closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-07EstorilSFclayAlex Corretja6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sanchez J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Corretja A.

Corretja A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sanchez J.

Serve advantage — Corretja A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sanchez J.Corretja A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Fromberg R.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Fromberg R.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-4
Gaudenzi A.
Goellner M.
6-27-64
Quarter-finals
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
4-66-26-3
Fromberg R.
Portas A.
6-46-3
Gaudenzi A.
Lapentti N.
6-26-4
Goellner M.
Costa C.
6-27-65
R16
Sanchez J.
Corretja A.
6-34-67-5
Costa C.
Moya C.
6-04-66-4
Goellner M.
Ruud C.
6-25-76-2
Lapentti N.
Berasategui A.
7-656-3
Gaudenzi A.
Marin J.
6-47-5
Fromberg R.
Voinea A.
7-56-3
Portas A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-3
Clavet F.
Behrend T.
7-656-4
R32
Corretja A.
Tarango J.
6-46-1
Costa C.
Moldovan I.
7-676-3
Ruud C.
Vicente F.
7-637-5
Marin J.
Filippini M.
6-26-3
Berasategui A.
Pescariu D.
6-31-67-67
Lapentti N.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-46-3
Gaudenzi A.
Alonso J.
6-16-4
Moya C.
Dreekmann H.
6-14-66-3
Goellner M.
Viloca Puig J.
6-36-3
Fromberg R.
Arazi H.
6-46-0
Voinea A.
Carbonell T.
7-626-1
Sanguinetti D.
Stanoytchev O.
6-47-68
Portas A.
Martin A.
4-67-656-4
Clavet F.
Alami K.
6-36-3
Behrend T.
Pavel A.
6-26-2
Sanchez J.
Blanco G.
6-46-1