Francisco Clavet vs Gustavo Kuerten — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2000
hard
Clavet F.6-4 3-6 6-4
Kuerten G.
Clavet F.
6362
Kuerten G.
4641
Francisco Clavet defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Francisco Clavet had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Francisco Clavet narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Francisco Clavet closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-24 | Long Island | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 2-6 6-3 7-6(8) |
| 1998-07-06 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Francisco Clavet | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-04-20 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1997-04-07 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Francisco Clavet | 1-6 6-1 7-6(5) |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-5
Stoltenberg J.
Lapentti N.
4-67-56-1
Corretja A.
Dosedel S.
3-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
4-66-06-4
Stoltenberg J.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Martin T.
7-6116-4
Kucera K.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Ilie A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
3-66-37-64
Voinea A.
Vacek D.
7-56-2
R32
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Mantilla F.
6-36-4
Dosedel S.
Woodforde M.
6-36-3
Ilie A.
Costa A.
3-67-656-4
Kucera K.
Damm Sr M.
7-636-1
Clement A.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-746-36-3
Martin T.
Medvedev A.
6-16-716-3
Hrbaty D.
Ullyett K.
6-17-5
Stoltenberg J.
Diaz J.
6-16-766-4
Koubek S.
Meligeni F.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-36-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Vacek D.
Lisnard J.
6-47-67
Voinea A.
Spadea V.
3-67-656-4