Jose Acasuso vs Gaston Gaudio — Buenos Aires Semi-final

Buenos Aires · ATP · Semi-final
ARG
Jose Acasuso
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2001
clay
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Acasuso J.
3-6 6-1 6-3
Gaudio G.
Acasuso J.
3662
Gaudio G.
6131

Jose Acasuso defeated Gaston Gaudio 3-6 6-1 6-3 in the Buenos Aires semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, but Jose Acasuso had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Jose Acasuso narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGaston Gaudio6-3 3-6 6-4
2005-10-17Madrid MastersR32clayJose Acasuso7-6(4) 6-2
2005-01-31Vina del MarQFclayGaston Gaudio6-2 3-6 6-1
2004-03-01AcapulcoR32hardGaston Gaudio6-7(2) 7-6(1) 6-1
2004-02-16Buenos AiresR32clayJose Acasuso6-3 7-6(6)
2004-02-09Vina del MarR16clayGaston Gaudio6-3 6-3
2002-07-15AmersfoortR16clayGaston Gaudio3-6 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Acasuso J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Gaudio G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Acasuso 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
Acasuso J.Gaudio G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Acasuso J.Gaudio G.
Clutch Rating·Even
48
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
72
Break points won·Slight edge
42
51
Deciding sets·Even
62
58
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
54

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Acasuso J.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Acasuso J.
Gaudio G.
3-66-16-3
Kuerten G.
Vicente F.
4-66-26-2
Quarter-finals
Vicente F.
Hipfl M.
6-4
Gaudio G.
Coria G.
6-37-66
Kuerten G.
Canas G.
0-66-16-2
Acasuso J.
Squillari F.
6-736-46-4
R16
Hipfl M.
Martin A.
7-56-1
Kuerten G.
Vanek J.
6-26-4
Squillari F.
Chela J.
7-653-67-5
Gaudio G.
Bruguera S.
6-26-4
Acasuso J.
Portas A.
6-47-5
Coria G.
Meligeni F.
1-66-36-4
Vicente F.
Robredo T.
7-54-67-64
Canas G.
Gumy H.
7-57-63
R32
Gaudio G.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-3
Kuerten G.
Fromberg R.
6-27-63
Vanek J.
Puentes G.
6-46-4
Gumy H.
Massu N.
6-36-1
Canas G.
Clavet F.
6-717-57-65
Hipfl M.
Rios M.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Elsner D.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Rochus C.
6-46-3
Vicente F.
Nalbandian D.
4-67-57-65
Coria G.
Calatrava A.
6-26-747-5
Meligeni F.
Alami K.
7-56-4
Bruguera S.
Sanchez D.
6-16-4
Acasuso J.
Arazi H.
2-67-636-4
Portas A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-47-66
Chela J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Squillari F.
Calleri A.
6-43-67-5