Magnus Norman vs Albert Portas — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
SWE
Magnus Norman
50 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 1998
hard
ESP
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
Norman M.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Portas A.
Norman M.
6462
Portas A.
2631

Magnus Norman defeated Albert Portas 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Magnus Norman narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Magnus Norman closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayAlbert Portas7-6(5) 7-6(7)
2001-04-23BarcelonaR32clayAlbert Portas1-1 RET
2000-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMagnus Norman3-6 6-3 6-4
1998-01-12Sydney OutdoorR32hardAlbert Portas6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Norman M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Portas A.

Portas A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Norman M.

Serve advantage — Norman M.

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
Norman M.Portas A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.8
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Mantilla F.
7-606-1
Semi-finals
Corretja A.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Mantilla F.
Ferreira W.
7-6104-66-4
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Moya C.
7-636-1
Mantilla F.
Berasategui A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Costa C.
7-615-76-4
Ferreira W.
Kiefer N.
6-36-2
R16
Mantilla F.
Becker B.
W/O
Bjorkman J.
Norman M.
7-686-2
Kiefer N.
Muster T.
7-656-4
Berasategui A.
Arazi H.
6-37-63
Corretja A.
Sinner M.
6-46-3
Costa C.
Tarango J.
1-66-26-3
Moya C.
Costa A.
7-636-2
Ferreira W.
Steven B.
2-66-46-3
R32
Steven B.
Rios M.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Burrieza O.
6-36-4
Norman M.
Portas A.
6-24-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Nainkin D.
6-16-3
Corretja A.
Alonso J.
6-16-2
Sinner M.
Norval P.
7-56-3
Costa C.
Ulihrach B.
7-676-3
Tarango J.
Bruguera S.
6-36-3
Mantilla F.
Alami K.
6-46-2
Ferreira W.
Sanchez J.
6-736-37-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-11-66-3
Muster T.
Stolle S.
6-36-746-4
Arazi H.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-1
Berasategui A.
Kitinov A.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Henman T.
7-56-0