Javier Sanchez vs Alberto Berasategui — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Javier Sanchez
58 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
clay
ESP
Alberto Berasategui
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sanchez J.
6-4 6-1
Berasategui A.
Sanchez J.
662
Berasategui A.
41–

Javier Sanchez defeated Alberto Berasategui 6-4 6-1 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberto Berasategui came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Javier Sanchez claimed a first win over Alberto Berasategui in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-09-29PalermoSFclayAlberto Berasategui6-2 6-3
1997-04-14BarcelonaR64clayAlberto Berasategui6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sanchez J.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Berasategui A.

Berasategui A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sanchez J.

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
Sanchez J.Berasategui A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
75%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Puerta M.
Squillari F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Squillari F.
Blanco G.
6-12-67-62
Puerta M.
Corretja A.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Puerta M.
Vicente F.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Lapentti N.
7-56-2
Blanco G.
Di Pasquale A.
7-676-2
Squillari F.
Zabaleta M.
5-76-46-3
R16
Corretja A.
Portas A.
6-16-2
Di Pasquale A.
Sanchez J.
6-07-63
Blanco G.
Perlant J.
6-36-4
Zabaleta M.
Martelli M.
6-46-2
Squillari F.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Puerta M.
Clavet F.
6-44-66-3
Vicente F.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
Lapentti N.
Valeri M.
7-647-5
R32
Di Pasquale A.
Ker L.
6-33-1
Clavet F.
Medvedev A.
6-26-2
Vicente F.
Pescariu D.
7-646-4
Kuerten G.
Canas G.
6-34-66-2
Valeri M.
Costa C.
7-626-4
Lapentti N.
Novak J.
6-37-5
Portas A.
Voinea A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Bruguera S.
6-02-66-0
Zabaleta M.
Serrano O.
6-24-67-63
Sanchez J.
Berasategui A.
6-46-1
Puerta M.
Marin J.
7-686-1
Perlant J.
Calatrava A.
6-26-2
Blanco G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Martelli M.
Mantilla F.
7-656-3
Squillari F.
Luzzi F.
6-26-3
Hrbaty D.
Gross O.
6-36-4