Mounir El Aarej defeated Kentaro Masuda 6-3 6-2 in the Spain F1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kentaro Masuda came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mounir El Aarej claimed a first win over Kentaro Masuda in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
El Aarej M. took it in straight sets.
Hard: El Aarej M. leads 1–0 · Clay: Masuda K. leads 1–0
Mounir El Aarej beat Kentaro Masuda 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Mounir El Aarej vs Kentaro Masuda — Spain F1 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-02-03/aarej-vs-masuda-spain-f1-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 3 February 2003).