Iztok Bozic vs Milen Velev | Iztok Bozic Wins 4-6 6-4 6-4

UMPIRY

Egypt 1 Masters 1Semi-finalClaySat 28 FebFinal

Iztok BozicSLO

Milen VelevBUL

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Iztok Bozic defeated Milen Velev 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Egypt 1 Masters 1 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Milen Velev came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Iztok Bozic claimed a first win over Milen Velev in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Iztok Bozic dropped the opening set before beating Milen Velev 4–6 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Bozic I. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months

No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Bozic I. leads 1–0 · Hard: Velev M. leads 1–0

Bozic I.February 1998Egypt 1 Masters 1This matchClay4-6 6-4 6-4
Velev M.September 1996Bulgaria 2 Masters 1Hard6-4 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Bozic I.Velev M.1 650ELO1 6341 659Clay ELO1 6604–6Last 104–626Age26RightPlaysRight

Cite this

Iztok Bozic beat Milen Velev 4-6 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Iztok Bozic vs Milen Velev — Egypt 1 Masters 1 Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-02-28/bozic-vs-velev-egypt-1-masters-1-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 28 February 1998).