Kristian Pless vs David Sanchez — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
DEN
Kristian Pless
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
clay
ESP
David Sanchez
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
Pless K.
6-4 6-4
Sanchez D.
Pless K.
662
Sanchez D.
44–

Kristian Pless defeated David Sanchez 6-4 6-4 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — David Sanchez came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kristian Pless claimed a first win over David Sanchez in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristian Pless edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-13Australian OpenR128hardDavid Sanchez5-7 6-3 1-6 6-4 10-8

Serve vs return

This season
Pless K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sanchez D.

Sanchez D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pless K.

Serve advantage — Sanchez D.

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
Pless K.Sanchez D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mathieu P.
Kuerten G.
4-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Mathieu P.
Pless K.
6-757-656-4
Kuerten G.
Clement A.
6-46-716-3
Quarter-finals
Pless K.
Escude N.
6-36-1
Mathieu P.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-4
Clement A.
Grosjean S.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
7-54-67-63
R16
Kuerten G.
Rosset M.
7-657-65
Mathieu P.
Johansson T.
7-56-75
Clement A.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Arthurs W.
6-34-67-610
Escude N.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-4
Pless K.
Ljubicic I.
4-66-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-4
Grosjean S.
Sa A.
6-06-1
R32
Ljubicic I.
Carraz G.
6-45-77-5
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-65
Arthurs W.
Vicente F.
7-636-756-4
Pless K.
Sanchez D.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
5-77-666-2
Mathieu P.
Boutter J.
6-27-5
Bjorkman J.
Gambill J.
6-27-67
Mirnyi M.
Rochus O.
6-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Acasuso J.
6-47-5
Clement A.
Benneteau J.
6-46-2
Sa A.
Carlsen K.
6-36-746-1
Grosjean S.
Pioline C.
6-15-76-1
Rosset M.
Voinea A.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-736-26-4
Escude N.
Sanguinetti D.
7-646-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Meligeni F.
6-36-4