Thierry Ascione vs Nicolas Mahut — France F8 Qualifying Round
France F8 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 March 2003 ·
carpet
Ascione T.4-6 6-2 6-1
Mahut N.
Ascione T.
4662
Mahut N.
6211
Thierry Ascione defeated Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the France F8 qualifying round on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mahut came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Thierry Ascione claimed a first win over Nicolas Mahut in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thierry Ascione dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Mahut 4–6 6–2 6–1.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-21 | France F21 | R16 | hard | Nicolas Mahut | 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2001-01-22 | France F3 | QF | clay | Nicolas Mahut | 3-6 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2000-05-15 | Morocco F2 | R32 | clay | Nicolas Mahut | 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.