Albert Costa vs Magnus Norman — Paris Masters Round of 64

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 November 1999
hard
SWE
Magnus Norman
50 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Norman M.
Costa A.
4662
Norman M.
6321

Albert Costa defeated Magnus Norman 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-26US OpenR128hardAlbert Costa6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3
1998-06-22WimbledonR128grassAlbert Costa7-5 7-5 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Norman M.

Norman M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Even serve battle

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
Costa A.Norman M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2

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
15°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Safin M.
7-616-24-66-4
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Lapentti N.
3-66-36-2
Safin M.
Chang M.
6-757-656-3
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-1
Chang M.
Pioline C.
5-77-666-4
Safin M.
Courier J.
6-26-4
Lapentti N.
Haas T.
6-43-66-3
R16
Haas T.
Sampras P.
W/O
Safin M.
Rosset M.
6-46-4
Agassi A.
Schalken S.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Van Lottum J.
6-16-2
Courier J.
Enqvist T.
6-737-647-5
Lapentti N.
Costa A.
6-27-5
Philippoussis M.
Henman T.
6-13-66-3
Pioline C.
Hewitt L.
7-643-67-66
R32
Costa A.
Rusedski G.
7-67
Pioline C.
Medvedev A.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Rios M.
7-56-2
Van Lottum J.
Sargsian S.
6-37-67
Enqvist T.
Martin T.
4-67-657-66
Courier J.
Moya C.
6-26-1
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Rosset M.
Corretja A.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Kuerten G.
7-643-67-64
Lapentti N.
Santoro F.
6-37-65
Haas T.
Koubek S.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Clavet F.
4-66-37-64
Philippoussis M.
Krajicek R.
7-56-3
Henman T.
Ferrero J.
4-67-676-4
Schalken S.
Kucera K.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
R64
Hewitt L.
Meligeni F.
6-36-2
Medvedev A.
Raoux G.
6-36-4
Chang M.
Johansson T.
6-777-56-4
Van Lottum J.
Mantilla F.
6-36-2
Enqvist T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-65
Courier J.
Di Pasquale A.
7-653-67-66
Rosset M.
Bastl G.
7-676-2
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Norman M.
4-66-36-2
Santoro F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Koubek S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Clavet F.
Novak J.
6-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Escude N.
6-47-64
Ferrero J.
Ferreira W.
4-66-26-2
Schalken S.
Clement A.
7-644-67-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
6-26-4