Arnaud Di Pasquale vs Galo Blanco — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Arnaud Di Pasquale
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 1998
clay
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLL
Di Pasquale A.
7-6 2-6 6-2
Blanco G.
Di Pasquale A.
77262
Blanco G.
62621

Arnaud Di Pasquale defeated Galo Blanco 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Galo Blanco came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Arnaud Di Pasquale narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-12StuttgartR64grassArnaud Di Pasquale6-3 6-1
1999-09-27BucharestR32clayGalo Blanco6-2 6-4
1998-10-05PalermoQFclayGalo Blanco7-6(7) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Di Pasquale A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Blanco G.

Blanco G.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Di Pasquale A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Di Pasquale A.Blanco G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clavet F.
Di Pasquale A.
6-42-67-5
Semi-finals
Di Pasquale A.
Voinea A.
6-32-67-5
Clavet F.
Portas A.
3-66-06-2
Quarter-finals
Clavet F.
Alonso J.
7-56-0
Portas A.
Pavel A.
2-66-37-5
Di Pasquale A.
Blanco G.
7-622-66-2
Voinea A.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-46-1
R16
Di Pasquale A.
Lapentti N.
6-26-776-1
Blanco G.
Diaz J.
6-46-2
Voinea A.
Moldovan I.
6-36-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Fromberg R.
7-643-67-5
Portas A.
Savolt A.
2-67-636-2
Pavel A.
Costa C.
6-766-36-1
Clavet F.
Pescariu D.
3-67-56-2
Alonso J.
Calatrava A.
6-26-746-4
R32
Di Pasquale A.
Trifu G.
7-617-65
Alonso J.
Zib T.
1-0
Voinea A.
Marin J.
6-46-3
Fromberg R.
Sabau R.
6-746-16-3
Benfele Alvarez E.
Rovas N.
6-36-2
Moldovan I.
Puerta M.
6-46-4
Blanco G.
Hrbaty D.
7-667-5
Diaz J.
Karbacher B.
6-16-3
Lapentti N.
Apell J.
6-36-4
Savolt A.
Ilie A.
6-06-2
Portas A.
Sanchez J.
6-36-3
Pavel A.
Maggi F.
6-06-3
Costa C.
Grosjean S.
6-27-5
Calatrava A.
Gross O.
3-66-31-1
Pescariu D.
Ruud C.
6-36-4
Clavet F.
Vinck C.
6-27-62