Younes El Aynaoui vs Andrei Pavel — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
MAR
Younes El Aynaoui
54 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002
hard
ROU
Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
El Aynaoui Y.
7-5 2-6 6-4
Pavel A.
El Aynaoui Y.
7262
Pavel A.
5641

Younes El Aynaoui defeated Andrei Pavel 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Younes El Aynaoui claimed a first win over Andrei Pavel in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR64clayAndrei Pavel6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
El Aynaoui Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

Pavel A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs El Aynaoui Y.

Serve-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 season
El Aynaoui Y.Pavel A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.9

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

Final
Santoro F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Santoro F.
Novak J.
5-76-37-64
El Aynaoui Y.
Johansson T.
7-654-66-3
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