Richard Fromberg vs Albert Portas — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Richard Fromberg
56 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 1997
clay
ESP
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
Fromberg R.
6-4 6-3
Portas A.
Fromberg R.
662
Portas A.
43–

Richard Fromberg defeated Albert Portas 6-4 6-3 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Richard Fromberg claimed a first win over Albert Portas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-09-11BucharestR32clayAlbert Portas7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Fromberg R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Portas A.

Portas A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Fromberg R.

Serve advantage — Fromberg R.

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
Fromberg R.Portas A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 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