Galo Blanco vs Arnaud Di Pasquale — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
clay
FRA
Arnaud Di Pasquale
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Blanco G.
7-6 6-2
Di Pasquale A.
Blanco G.
7962
Di Pasquale A.
672–

Galo Blanco defeated Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6 6-2 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Arnaud Di Pasquale came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Galo Blanco narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Galo Blanco closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-12StuttgartR64grassArnaud Di Pasquale6-3 6-1
1999-09-27BucharestR32clayGalo Blanco6-2 6-4
1998-09-14BucharestQFclayArnaud Di Pasquale7-6(2) 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blanco G.serving68% hold

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

Di Pasquale A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Blanco G.

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
Blanco G.Di Pasquale A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 159). 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