Nicolas Escude vs Pete Sampras — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Escude N.
7-6 2-6 7-6
Sampras P.
Escude N.
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Sampras P.
636621

Nicolas Escude defeated Pete Sampras 7-6 2-6 7-6 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round-robin. Nicolas Escude claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Escude closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR32hardPete Sampras7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Sampras P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Escude N.

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
Escude N.Sampras P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Canas G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Acasuso J.
Safin M.
2-66-33-0
Round Robin
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-42-67-65
Canas G.
Johansson T.
6-24-66-0
Haas T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-666-3
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-27-66
Escude N.
Sampras P.
7-632-67-62
Enqvist T.
Escude N.
6-46-4
Canas G.
Escude N.
7-56-2
Corretja A.
Lee M.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Burgsmuller L.
Lee M.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Lee M.
7-57-5
Costa A.
Henman T.
4-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Acasuso J.
Clement A.
7-616-3
Clement A.
Bjorkman J.
6-14-66-4
Clement A.
Roddick A.
3-66-46-3
Johansson T.
Sampras P.
6-26-737-65
Enqvist T.
Blake J.
4-67-57-64
Costa A.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Sampras P.
Canas G.
7-52-67-65
Enqvist T.
Acasuso J.
4-66-17-65
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-37-66