Younes El Aynaoui vs Thomas Johansson — Dubai Semi-final
Dubai · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002
hard
El Aynaoui Y.7-6 4-6 6-3
Johansson T.
El Aynaoui Y.
77462
Johansson T.
65631
Younes El Aynaoui defeated Thomas Johansson 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Younes El Aynaoui came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Younes El Aynaoui extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Younes El Aynaoui closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | Doha | R32 | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 7-6(5) 7-6(1) |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-04-30 | Munich | R16 | clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | R64 | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 1999-08-23 | Long Island | R16 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 6-4 7-6(3) |
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·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (148 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 14%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-1
Johansson T.
Henman T.
6-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-736-46-3
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-65
R16
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferrero J.
7-54-62-1
Johansson T.
Calatrava A.
6-22-1
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
7-56-0
Ljubicic I.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Federer R.
6-36-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Santoro F.
Grosjean S.
6-27-5
R32
Ferrero J.
Ulihrach B.
7-5
Kiefer N.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Pavel A.
7-52-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Pioline C.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Costa A.
6-36-0
Calatrava A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Furlan R.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Awadhy O.
6-16-0
Santoro F.
Kohlmann M.
7-603-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Mazarakis V.
6-47-5
Schalken S.
Clement A.
6-37-61
Pretzsch A.
Boutter J.
6-46-4
Grosjean S.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1