Albert Portas vs Galo Blanco — Barcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2001
clay
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLL
Portas A.
6-4 6-2
Blanco G.
Portas A.
662
Blanco G.
42–

Albert Portas defeated Galo Blanco 6-4 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Galo Blanco came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Albert Portas had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Albert Portas narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayGalo Blanco7-5 7-5 3-6 6-4
2003-07-28SopotR16clayGalo Blanco3-6 6-1 6-4
2000-05-22St. PoeltenQFclayAlbert Portas6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
1999-08-09San MarinoFclayGalo Blanco4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Portas A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Blanco G.

Blanco G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Portas A.

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
Portas A.Blanco G.
1st serve in·Even
55%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (171 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Moya C.
4-67-56-33-67-5
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
Ferrero J.
Kratochvil M.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Ferrero J.
Mantilla F.
1-66-46-1
Kratochvil M.
Portas A.
6-32-66-1
Moya C.
Corretja A.
6-36-1
Enqvist T.
Luzzi F.
6-16-4
R16
Moya C.
Clement A.
7-56-2
Corretja A.
Massu N.
6-46-3
Mantilla F.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Costa A.
6-43-66-3
Kratochvil M.
Robredo T.
6-16-0
Portas A.
Blanco G.
6-46-2
Luzzi F.
Calatrava A.
7-653-66-3
Enqvist T.
Medvedev A.
7-667-5
R32
Clement A.
Balcells J.
7-657-68
Portas A.
Norman M.
1-1
Corretja A.
Gross O.
6-36-763-1
Kratochvil M.
Coria G.
7-655-77-63
Bruguera S.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-2
Mantilla F.
Calleri A.
6-11-66-4
Costa A.
Montanes A.
6-44-67-65
Ferrero J.
Voinea A.
7-666-757-5
Robredo T.
Grosjean S.
6-26-2
Blanco G.
Rosset M.
7-676-4
Luzzi F.
Vinck C.
6-47-64
Calatrava A.
Escude N.
6-37-64
Medvedev A.
Puentes G.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-0
Massu N.
Youzhny M.
6-16-756-4
Moya C.
Kucera K.
7-56-0
R64
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-746-47-5
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
6-45-76-4
Mantilla F.
Martin A.
7-56-3
Calleri A.
Squillari F.
6-26-3
Puentes G.
Vicente F.
7-56-3
Medvedev A.
Pioline C.
2-66-47-64
Kratochvil M.
Gaudio G.
6-06-3
Portas A.
Arazi H.
3-66-47-5
Luzzi F.
Acasuso J.
6-06-3
Voinea A.
Davydenko N.
6-46-1
Bruguera S.
Canas G.
7-676-2
Montanes A.
Ivanisevic G.
3-66-46-2
Calatrava A.
Berasategui A.
2-67-56-3
Escude N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-716-4
Moya C.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-756-3
Blanco G.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-2
Youzhny M.
Clavet F.
6-26-4
Massu N.
Charpentier M.
5-76-47-69
Rosset M.
Ljubicic I.
5-77-636-3
Balcells J.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-2
Sanguinetti D.
Gonzalez F.
3-66-36-0
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-26-4
Gross O.
Arthurs W.
6-46-737-610
Robredo T.
Mirnyi M.
6-27-64