Pete Sampras vs Nicolas Escude — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002
hard
Sampras P.7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 6-3
Escude N.
Sampras P.
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Escude N.
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Pete Sampras defeated Nicolas Escude 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Nicolas Escude in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in five sets, 7–6 5–7 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Nicolas Escude | 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(2) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.0
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Ferreira W.
5-2
Johansson T.
Bjorkman J.
6-02-66-36-4
Novak J.
Koubek S.
6-26-36-2
Haas T.
Rios M.
7-626-46-727-65
R16
Safin M.
Sampras P.
6-26-46-757-68
Ferreira W.
Costa A.
4-66-46-46-749-7
Haas T.
Federer R.
7-634-63-66-48-6
Rios M.
Lapentti N.
7-56-16-4
Johansson T.
Voinea A.
6-786-26-06-4
Bjorkman J.
Henman T.
6-27-666-4
Koubek S.
Gonzalez F.
7-56-16-736-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-25-76-2
R32
Johansson T.
El Aynaoui Y.
5-76-26-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Canas G.
6-36-26-4
Henman T.
Rusedski G.
6-46-31-66-3
Gonzalez F.
Kim A.
6-26-26-3
Koubek S.
Pless K.
7-647-56-3
Rios M.
Martin A.
6-46-37-63
Lapentti N.
Gaudio G.
4-65-76-46-26-4
Federer R.
Schuettler R.
7-667-656-4
Haas T.
Martin T.
6-786-33-66-46-1
Costa A.
Pavel A.
7-646-46-4
Ferreira W.
Ljubicic I.
4-64-67-636-37-5
Hrbaty D.
Golmard J.
6-36-16-767-5
Safin M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-46-4
Novak J.
Clavet F.
6-36-46-1
Sampras P.
Escude N.
7-655-76-46-766-3
Voinea A.
Dent T.
3-66-36-43-66-3
R64
Ljubicic I.
Roddick A.
7-6113-2
Pavel A.
Simoni A.
6-14-0
Lapentti N.
Acasuso J.
7-656-26-3
Federer R.
Savolt A.
6-27-56-4
Gaudio G.
Clement A.
6-44-66-27-63
Martin A.
Kratochvil M.
3-66-36-3
Rios M.
Kucera K.
7-657-56-2
Martin T.
Malisse X.
6-36-26-2
Schuettler R.
Moya C.
3-66-746-17-656-2
Gonzalez F.
Robredo T.
6-26-46-4
Kim A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-37-56-3
Henman T.
Voltchkov V.
6-36-46-1
Johansson T.
Hipfl M.
6-46-16-4
Pless K.
Arazi H.
6-36-46-1
Koubek S.
Blake J.
4-62-66-46-16-2
Golmard J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-37-625-76-4
Rusedski G.
Philippoussis M.
7-676-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Enqvist T.
3-67-56-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Portas A.
6-16-36-0
Novak J.
Gaudenzi A.
2-65-76-26-36-3
Dent T.
Vinciguerra A.
6-36-46-2
Clavet F.
Grosjean S.
6-43-66-05-76-4
Canas G.
Delgado R.
6-27-56-796-4
Sampras P.
Chela J.
6-37-53-66-4
Escude N.
Calatrava A.
2-62-66-47-56-4
Youzhny M.
Fish M.
6-46-36-2
Safin M.
Rochus C.
6-27-666-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Vicente F.
4-66-36-36-3
Voinea A.
Boutter J.
6-26-46-752-66-3
Ferreira W.
Nalbandian D.
6-757-627-56-3
Costa A.
Black B.
6-16-46-4
Haas T.
Bachelot J.
6-16-26-3
R128
Bjorkman J.
Massu N.
6-4
Moya C.
Calleri A.
2-66-736-47-640-1
Grosjean S.
Balcells J.
6-22-67-657-62
Clavet F.
Lee M.
7-626-16-0
Gaudenzi A.
Fromberg R.
1-66-07-56-3
Novak J.
Kiefer N.
6-16-06-4
Portas A.
Ilie A.
6-737-666-26-0
Hrbaty D.
Burgsmuller L.
3-62-66-36-37-5
Ivanisevic G.
Damm Sr M.
4-67-57-646-4
Blake J.
Corretja A.
5-77-666-36-2
Robredo T.
Russell M.
6-756-36-36-4
Arazi H.
Heuberger I.
6-46-24-67-61
Gonzalez F.
Sargsian S.
6-16-37-65
Enqvist T.
Thomann N.
2-66-36-16-2
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
7-686-37-5
Philippoussis M.
Blanco G.
6-36-47-5
Voltchkov V.
Mamiit C.
3-66-36-36-3
Henman T.
Larkham T.
7-56-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Kohlmann M.
6-36-36-2
Kim A.
Sanguinetti D.
3-66-26-36-4
Dent T.
Tabara M.
6-26-16-2
Boutter J.
Kuerten G.
3-64-67-56-36-3
Voinea A.
Sanchez D.
5-76-27-656-2
Vinciguerra A.
Luzzi F.
6-26-27-63
El Aynaoui Y.
Vanek J.
6-36-36-3
Vicente F.
Carlsen K.
2-62-66-46-410-8
Golmard J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-57-65
Martin A.
Hewitt L.
1-66-16-47-64
Clement A.
Saretta F.
6-47-656-4
Acasuso J.
Vacek J.
3-61-66-47-656-1
Chela J.
Okun N.
6-26-756-36-1
Lapentti N.
Pretzsch A.
7-54-66-06-0
Sampras P.
Nieminen J.
6-36-36-4
Kucera K.
Schalken S.
6-16-41-66-1
Rios M.
Crabb J.
6-26-05-76-4
Kratochvil M.
Meligeni F.
6-46-16-2
Koubek S.
Saulnier C.
0-61-67-666-48-6
Pless K.
Mirnyi M.
3-66-36-46-3
Delgado R.
Montanes A.
7-56-754-66-46-1
Canas G.
Srichaphan P.
6-16-16-4
Johansson T.
Diaz J.
6-13-67-626-4
Hipfl M.
Davydenko N.
6-16-43-66-4
Fish M.
Santoro F.
6-21-66-46-1
Simoni A.
Fukarek O.
4-67-56-26-737-5
Escude N.
Reid T.
1-66-16-46-4
Calatrava A.
Rochus O.
6-33-66-33-66-3
Black B.
Labadze I.
4-64-66-36-37-5
Pavel A.
Squillari F.
6-46-33-66-2
Costa A.
Mantilla F.
2-66-26-36-4
Ferreira W.
Gambill J.
6-26-47-66
Nalbandian D.
Vacek D.
7-603-66-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Ulihrach B.
6-741-66-47-679-7
Roddick A.
Zabaleta M.
6-35-76-36-3
Safin M.
Dupuis A.
7-56-46-2
Rochus C.
Sluiter R.
4-66-36-46-2
Youzhny M.
Llodra M.
6-726-26-26-3
Haas T.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-36-1
Bachelot J.
Galvani S.
6-27-57-5
Martin T.
Sa A.
6-46-37-5
Malisse X.
Behrend T.
6-46-47-5
Schuettler R.
Mathieu P.
2-66-14-66-16-4
Savolt A.
Patience O.
6-33-66-33-66-4
Federer R.
Chang M.
6-46-46-3
Gaudio G.
Brasington J.
6-47-637-5