Nicolas Escude defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-7 7-6 4-6 7-6 8-6 in the NED vs FRA round robin on carpet. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Escude extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Escude N. came through in five sets.
Escude N. and Schalken S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Escude N. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Schalken S. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Carpet: Escude N. leads 1–0 · Hard: Escude N. leads 1–0
Nicolas Escude beat Sjeng Schalken 6-7 7-6 4-6 7-6 8-6. Umpiry, "Nicolas Escude vs Sjeng Schalken — NED vs FRA Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-09-21/escude-vs-schalken-ned-vs-fra-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 2001).